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*Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) finance community businesses, including small businesses, microenterprises, nonprofit organizations, commercial real estate, and affordable housing. A locator for the 200+ CDFIs is [http://ofn.org/cdfi-locator online here]. | *Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) finance community businesses, including small businesses, microenterprises, nonprofit organizations, commercial real estate, and affordable housing. A locator for the 200+ CDFIs is [http://ofn.org/cdfi-locator online here]. | ||
*[http://business.usa.gov/access-financing Access Finance Wizard] a finance search tool of the US Government for small businesses. | *[http://business.usa.gov/access-financing Access Finance Wizard] a finance search tool of the US Government for small businesses. | ||
*Canada -The [[Business Development Bank of Canada]] is a governments sponsored bank that provides a broad array of lending and other services to small and mediums size businesses through its 100 offices across Canada since its founding in 1944. Startups is a special focus of BDC including equity capital. | |||
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Revision as of 05:38, 25 June 2014
The team at Fledge, the “conscious company” accelerator, has published a list of incubators, accelerators, competitions, funds, and crowdfunding sites.
Impact Funds
You have an impactful startup. You are looking for help, and looking for investors. Where do you find the people, programs, and funds to help?
The team at Fledge, the “conscious company” accelerator, has published a list of incubators, accelerators, competitions, funds, and crowdfunding sites.
This Google Doc is viewable by anyone, and is periodically updated. If you have a impact funding source missing from this list, or if the information on your organization is incorrect, please Luni Libes (contact me)and I’ll see to those changes.
Related Best Practices
Other Resources
- Luni Libes Blog with postings on advice for startups
- US Small Business Administration Loan Programs - small business loans, micro loans, equipment and real estate loans and disaster loans
- Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) finance community businesses, including small businesses, microenterprises, nonprofit organizations, commercial real estate, and affordable housing. A locator for the 200+ CDFIs is online here.
- Access Finance Wizard a finance search tool of the US Government for small businesses.
- Canada -The Business Development Bank of Canada is a governments sponsored bank that provides a broad array of lending and other services to small and mediums size businesses through its 100 offices across Canada since its founding in 1944. Startups is a special focus of BDC including equity capital.
Author
The author of this article is Luni Libes.