Areas Served: Statewide North Carolina The Golden LEAF Aerospace/Defense Ventures Fund is designed for any NC company currently engaged in or interested in expanding into defense or aerospace related manufacturing or service businesses. Neuse River Development Authority is the lender, utilizing Golden LEAF Foundation funding. Loans of up to $225,000 which can be used for
Read MoreAreas Served: Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren counties The Kerr-Tar Regional Council provides loan funds in the five counties of Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren of North Carolina of $5,000 to $25,000 for microenterprises that is, businesses with five or fewer employees/owners to start or expand a business. The COG’s microenterprise
Read MoreAreas Served: Avery, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey Counties in North Carolina The Micro Loan Program was established to assist women, minority and low-income entrepreneurs, small business owners, and other interested individuals. The program provides funding and technical assistance to start new businesses or help existing small businesses in the North Carolina rural counties of Watauga,
Read MoreAreas Served: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Blanden, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwellmden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, HendeHertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Hohnston, Jones, Lee, Lenor, Lincoln, McDowell,
Read MoreAreas Served: City of Charlotte The Business Equity Loan Program seeks to stimulate small business investment, create and retain jobs, and provide increased opportunities for small businesses to obtain the capital they need to be successful. The program seeks to accomplish this by partnering with conventional, private-sector lenders in making loans to eligible small businesses
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