Carleston, W.Va. — Partner Community Capital’s Women’s Business Center proudly announces its graduation from the 2025 cohort of the National WBC of Excellence program, a prestigious initiative led by the Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC). This milestone reflects the dedication and hard work of the Women’s Business Center team and its partners to empower women […]
Are you a struggling entrepreneur looking for ways to finance your business? Partnering with a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to secure a business loan could be the solution you’re looking for. However, you may be wondering what kind of term loan is best for you and your business. A term loan is a loan that provides you with a lump sum that gets repaid in regular installments over a set period of time. Read on to learn more about three types of term loans that CDFIs offer to see which would work best for your business.
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Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), REAP can now provide guaranteed loans of up to 75% of the cost of eligible projects and grants covering up to 40% of project costs for small businesses and agricultural producers that want to integrate renewable energy technology. Applications for the 2023 fiscal year are due March 31, 2023.
As a small business owner, you may be struggling to find a way to fund company. Luckily, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), were established specially to help people like you. Read on to learn more about the different types of CDFIs, and how you can borrow moneyto help boost your business. Community Development Banks Community
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Running a business is not easy. Growing a business is harder still. Finding funding to grow your business can feel downright impossible. What do you do when your bank isn’t able to approve your business loan? Don’t give up. Consider partnering with a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), instead. Your bank isn’t the only place
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As a small business owner, founder of a non-profit organization, or member of a low-income community, you may experience difficulty when it comes to funding your business or group. Luckily, financing can be easier when you partner with a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). CDFIs are institutions that want companies and groups like you to
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Today, Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund), a Charles Town, WV based community development financial institution (CDFI) is announcing its partnership with Truist and CornerSquare Community Capital, a new national nonprofit fund that will support NCIFund and five other CDFIs through the purchase of 25% loan participations.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund), a mission-driven small business lender to locally-owned enterprises in the Southeast and central Appalachia, recently partnered with The Positec Group to award $50,000 in grants to help four North Carolina small businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis.
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V. — The Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) recently received a $300,000 loan from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation in Charleston, WV. The loan will be used to expand NCIFund’s small business loan program which provides financing for equipment, working capital and real estate acquisition to start-up and early-stage small businesses in underserved communities in the
Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund), Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA), and Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA) committed to recovery of local farmers and sustainable, healthy food systems CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) has launched the RESEED Recovery Fund, a $250,000 program that will provide low-interest, easily accessible loans to North Carolina and
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