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A List Of Business Loan Lenders by State

Alabama Business Loans:

Birmingham Business Resource Center - BBRC is a one-stop center for small business finance and related technical assistance which is sponsored by the City of Birmingham, AL and FoundationCapital.
110 12th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Executive Director: Robert Dickinson, Jr.
Microloan Contact: Rodney E. Evans
Phone: 205-250-6380 Fax: 205-250-6384
Service Area: Jefferson County
Alaska Business Loans:
Juneau Economic Development Council - The Juneau Economic Development Council fosters a healthy and sustainable economic climate in Juneau and throughout Southeast Alaska. In collaboration with other organizations, the council implements initiatives to maintain, expand, and create economic opportunities.
612 W. Willoughby, Suite A, Juneau, AK 99801-1732
Executive Director: Charles Northrip
Microloan Contact: Kirk Flanders
Telephone: (907) 463-3662 Fax: (907) 463-3929
Service Area: Through SBDCs, Alaska Panhandle 
Arizona Business Loans:
Prestamos CDFI, LLC (formerly: Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.)
1112 E. Buckeye Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4043
Executive Director: Pete Garcia
Microloan Contact: Joe Martinez
Phone: 602-258-9911 Fax: 602-252-0484
Service Area: Urban Maricopa and Pima counties, Graham and Gila counties (including Point of Pines Reservation and the Southwestern area of Fort Apache Reservation), Coconino and Mohave counties (including the Kaibab, Havasupai, and Hualapai Reservations and western portions of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations), Yavapai and La Paz counties

Self-Employment Loan Fund, Inc.
1601 North 7th St., Suite 340
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Executive Director: Caroline Newsom
Microloan Contact: Caroline Newsom
Phone: 602-340-8834 Fax: 602-340-8953
Service Area: Maricopa County

Microbusiness Advancement Center of Southern Arizona - Microbusiness Advancement Center (MAC) is here to help individuals realize their dream of starting, funding and growing their own business. MAC drives the development of small businesses in Southern Arizona by providing clients with quality training, resources, and access to microloans.
10 East Broadway, Suite 210
Tucson, AZ 85701
Executive Director: Mary Gruensfelder-Cox
Microloan Contact: Craig Pretzinger
Phone: 520-620-1241
Service Area: Southern Arizona (Pima, Cochise and Sanata Cruz Counties)


Arkansas Business Loans:

Southern Financial Partners - Southern Bancorp is the largest and most profitable rural development banking organization in the United States. As such, it has the physical presence, infrastructure, and capacity to drive regional change
605 Main Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71923
Executive Director: Penny Penrose
Microloan Contact: William Matthews or Sandy Linn
Phone: 870-246-9739 Fax: 870-246-2182
Service Area: Southern and extreme northeast areas of the State including Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleveland, Columbia, Craighead, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jefferson Lafayette, Lawrence, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Miller, Mississippi, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Sevier, and Union Counties

Forge-Financing Ozarks Rural Growth and Economy - We are a membership organization, borrowing money from the SBA, USDA, charities, foundations, and individual investors to lend to start-up businesses, families in need, small farmers, and individuals denied credit by the conventional banking system. 
208 East Main P.O. Box 1138
Huntsville, AR 72740
Executive Director: Alva C. West
Microloan Contact: Charlie Stockton
Phone: 501-738-1585 Fax: 501-738-6288
Service Area: Crawford, Baxter, Yell, Perry, Conway, Boone, Madison, Marion, Carroll, Franklin, Pope, Benton, Washington, Searcy, and Newton

California Business Loans:
Arcata Economic Development Corporation - AEDC was created in 1978 by a group of Arcata business and community leaders to help grow the city's economy through assistance to local businesses and homeowners. Today, AEDC is a 501c3 non-profit organization that makes capital available to borrowers in a six county region who don't have access to funds from traditional sources.
100 Ericson Court Suite 100
Arcata, CA 95521
Executive Director: Jim Kimbrell
Microloan Contact: Arianne Knoeller or Kelly Denny
Phone: 707-822-4616 Fax: 707-822-8982
Service Area: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties

CDC Small Business Finance Corp. - CDC Small Business Finance is committed to helping small businesses grow throughout California, Arizona and Nevada. In over 30 years CDC has provided more than $5 billion in SBA-504 loans and other funding, resulting in more than 100,000 jobs. We partner with over 100 private lending institutions that consistently choose us for our expertise, reliability, experience and extraordinary service.
925 Ft. Stockton Dr.
San Diego, CA 92110
President: Kurt Chilcott
Microloan Contact: Alex Robinson
Phone: (619) 291-3594 Fax:(619) 291-6954
Service Area: San Diego

Oakland Business Development Corporation - Our passion for small business stems from nearly 30 years of assisting thousands of entrepreneurs start, expand, and succeed through small business loans, technical assistance, and referrals to key resources. When banks are unable to provide or extend financing to an entrepreneur due to a business’ short sales history, a recent loss in profit, lack of collateral, or an imperfect credit score, OBDC Finance is able to provide a helping hand.
519 17th Street Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
Executive Director: Michael McPherson
Microloan Contact: Nicole Levine
Phone: 510-763-4297 ext. 103 Fax: 510-763-1273
Service Area: Alameda and Contra Costa counties

Sierra Economic Development District - SEDCorp's mission is to alleviate unemployment and underemployment by expanding industrial resource and small business development while preserving the quality of life in the Sierra Nevada foothills
560 Wall Street Suite F
Aurburn, CA 95603
Executive Director: Betty Riley
Microloan Contact: Tom Dille
Phone: 530-823-4703 Fax: 530-823-4142
Service Area: Modoc, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, and Placer counties

Southeast Asian Community Center - SEARAC is a national organization advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment.
875 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Executive Director: Phillip Tuong Duy Nguyen
Microloan Contact: Victor Hsi
Phone: 415-885-2743 Fax: 415-885-3253
Service Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties

Colorado Business Loans:
Colorado Enterprise Fund
1888 Sherman Street Suite 530
Denver, CO 80203
Executive Director: Cecilia H. Prinster
Microloan Contact: Angela Valdez
Phone: 303-860-0242 Fax: 303-860-0409
Service Area: City of Denver, and Adams, Arapahoe Boulder, Denver, and Jefferson counties, 10 counties in Eastern Colorado

Region 10 LEAP for Economic Development - Region 10 League for Economic Assistance and Planning serves as the economic, community and senior programs leader for six, western Colorado counties. The Region 10 staff, together with its membership, assists local governments, businesses and residents in facilitating and implementing programs that will benefit our economy, community and quality of life.
300 North Cascade Street, Suite 1 P.O. Box 849
Montrose, CO 81401
Executive Director: Leslie Jones
Microloan Contact: Bob Bolt
Phone: 970-249-2436 Fax: 970-249-2488
Service Area: West Central area including Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties


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