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      Consider the Economic Development staff your one-stop resource for connecting to the Asheville community. Their comprehensive services are free of charge and confidential. Contact the EDC staff to learn how they can assist your company through your relocation or expansion project.

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      Asheville 5x5 Campaign

      Asheville 5x5 is a five-year economic development initiative of the Chamber and the Economic Development Coalition of Asheville-Buncombe County. Read on to learn more about the Chamber's efforts to grow 5,000 new jobs in the region.

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View an 11 minute video: "Is your Business Always Cash Poor?" using resources in the Tools for Business.

The links on the right side of this page are resources to prepare for and obtain a business loan.

The first group of resources, Getting Prepared, helps you understand what bankers are looking for.

The second group of resources, Funding Programs, are specific loan programs. Within that group are local programs, SBA loans, loans for minorities and women, and other specialty loans.

The third group of resources explains a bit about the collateral that is expected when you apply for a loan.

And finally, the last group of resources are if you are seeking equity investors, such as angel or venture capitalists.

Within each group, some of the links will take you directly to the program. In other cases, you are given a brief explanation and a link for more information.

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Getting Prepared  see more
  • YOUR FUNDING TOOLKIT
  • Using Technology to Improve your Cash Flow - a video tutorial from SCORE
  • 10 Marketing Plan Tips to Help Get a Bank Loan email course
  • Finding the right accounting software
  • Learn Quickbooks - Free Tutorials
  • Get money faster: Online invoicing and credit card processing tools
  • Understanding financial statements
  • Estimating Breakeven Sales for your Small Business
  • Understanding and using financial statements: Low-cost online courses from NC REAL
  • How trade reporting can help you build a credit score
  • Goal to fund your business: 1 Loan; 3 Credit Cards; 5 Vendors
  • Before you use your home equity or savings to fund your business

Sources of Business Capital

Funding Programs  see more
  • Business loans from Mountain BizWorks
  • CAN is Lending: North Carolina Capital Access Network
  • Microenterprise Loan Program for rural, low-income, women, and minority businesses
  • North Carolina Capital Opportunities for Small Business (pdf)
  • Latino Community Credit Union Micro Loans
  • NC Minority Support Center Business Loans
  • Self-Help Small Business Loans
  • Golden Leaf Loan Program
  • Green business? Business loans from Self-Help.org
  • Child Care Revolving Loan Fund
  • Investment Tax Credit for your investors
  • NC Capital Access Program
  • SBA LOANS
  • SBA
  • SBA cap program: short-term working capital
  • SBA-approved Preferred Lenders
  • SBA Dealer Floor Plan Financing
  • In a small community or rural area? SBA Rural Lender Advantage Program
  • SBA MicroLoans (7m)
  • Loans to buy a franchise
  • LOANS FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
  • NC Innovative Development for Economic Advancement Grant
  • Biotech company? Business loans from NC Biotechnology Center
  • Life science and technology company seeking investor funding? Streak Program
  • LOANS FOR AGRICULTURE & RURAL AREAS
  • Loans and grants to rural small business and ag producers for energy improvements
  • Ready to grow your business? Rural Venture Fund
  • Sustaining rural communities and/or natural resources? Natural Capital Investment Fund
  • USDA Loans for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
  • USDA Rural Development Loan
  • Comparison between USDA and SBA guaranteed loan
  • Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
  • LOANS FOR BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENT
  • SBA 504 Loans for Industrial and Commercial Property
  • LOANS FOR GREEN INVESTMENTS
  • North Carolina Green Business Fund
  • Business Loans and Grants for Recycling Companies
  • North Carolina Recycling Loan Fund
  • LOANS FOR RESEARCH
  • SBA Small Business Innovation Research
  • Receive an SBIR grant? North Carolina Small Business Program provides matching funds
  • LOANS FOR VETERANS
  • Current or former military? SBA Patriot Express Loans
  • SBA Military Reservists Loans
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  • GRANTS FOR BUSINESSES
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  • If you don't own a home

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  • Angel investors & venture capital
  • The Entrepreneur's Path: Handbook for High-Growth Companies
  • Videos on forming a high growth company from USpark at University of Utah
  • Rural Venture Fund for businesses in rural North Carolina


 

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