Small Business Development/RLF

Small Business/RLF EDA’s Revolving Loan Fund Program Helps Bakers Move from Kitchen to Front Office When the Food Network visited Chico, California’s Upper Crust Bakery and Eatery for a 2019 episode of its popular series “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” viewers got a taste of some of the signature dishes, like black bean chili with jalapeño cheese corn muffin, that have long earned the Upper Crust rave reviews from locals. November 2020
Small Business/RLF Krampade Sports Drink Leverages Revolving Loan Fund to Secure Public/Private Investment for Business Growth EDA makes Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) grant awards to establish Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that make loans to businesses that cannot otherwise obtain traditional bank financing. These loans provide access to capital as gap financing that enables small businesses to grow and lead to new employment opportunities with competitive wages and benefits. August 2020
Small Business/RLF EDA’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program Helps Turn a Chocolatier’s Dream into Reality EDA’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program provides small businesses and entrepreneurs with the gap financing they need to start or expand their businesses. November 2019
Small Business/RLF Accelerate Acadiana Program Boosts Small Business Growth in Greater Lafayette Region In September 2016, EDA awarded $700,000 in Economic Adjustment Assistance funding to Winrock International and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to fund the operation of two business accelerators. November 2019
Small Business/RLF Former St. Louis Fire Department Engine House Now Quenches Burning Hard Cider Thirst with Help of EDA RLF Loan EDA’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program provides small businesses and entrepreneurs with the gap financing they need to start or expand their businesses. April 2019
Small Business/RLF Rhode Island Commerce Corporations’ EDA Revolving Loan Fund Helps Premier Biodiesel Manufacturer Expand EDA’s Revolving Loan (RLF) Program provides funding to state and local governments, nonprofits and political subdivisions to provide access to capital to U.S. small businesses that cannot obtain traditional bank financing. December 2018
Small Business/RLF North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission’s EDA Revolving Loan Fund Gives Pennsylvania Manufacturer a Boost EDA’s Revolving Loan (RLF) Program provides funding to state and local governments, nonprofits and political subdivisions to provide access to capital to U.S. small businesses that cannot obtain traditional bank financing. These loans enable small businesses to expand, lead to new employment opportunities and help retain jobs. December 2018
Disaster, Small Business/RLF Excel Boats Rebuilds Manufacturing Center in Mountain View, Arkansas After Tornado Devastation Excel Boats manufactures a full line of high-end aluminum boats for outdoor recreational enthusiasts. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, Arkansas, approximately 70 miles north of Little Rock. July 2018
Economic Development Districts, Small Business/RLF Purchase of Business with EDA Revolving Loan Fund Assistance a Smooth Process for New Owner of Durango, Colorado’s Waxed Salon For Jenna Morrison, business ownership was not a lifelong goal attained after years of planning. It was an unexpected opportunity in which she has found her footing, and hasn’t looked back since. March 2018
Economic Development Districts, Small Business/RLF Mid-Columbia Economic Development District Gives Small Businesses a Boost with Revolving Loan Fund For new entrepreneurs and growing small businesses looking to expand, getting a loan to do so can sometimes be challenging. July 2017