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25-year SBA 504 Loan Gaining Traction
The information in this post about the 25-year SBA 504 loan is current, as of August 2019. It’s been just a little over a year since the U.S. Small Business Administration launched the 25-year term SBA 504 loan and there’s every indication that small business owners are embracing this new financing option with open arms…
#LoanTipSixty: Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Are you familiar with CDC’s #LoanTipSixty Video Series, where experts from CDC share financing insights in just 60 seconds? Read below for the key takeaways from our #LoanTipSixty: The Debt Service Coverage Ratio video or watch the video here. Follow the series on CDC’s YouTube Channel. What Is the Debt Service Coverage Ratio? You may…
Café Owner Finds Low-Interest Business Financing at 11th Hour, Expands into New Neighborhood
When you first stroll into Young Hickory café in downtown San Diego’s East Village, your eyes are immediately drawn to a giant mint-green and black mural that spans the entire side wall. It looks like something a famous abstract painter might have done. But on closer inspection (and after some coaching from café owner Clay…
#LoanTipSixty: Understanding Down Payments for a small business loan
Are you familiar with CDC’s #LoanTipSixty Video Series, where experts from CDC share financing insights in just 60 seconds? Read below for the key takeaway from our #LoanTipSixty: Understanding Small Business Loan Down Payments video or watch the video here. Follow the series on CDC’s YouTube Channel. Understanding Down Payments You may have heard…
Woman Entrepreneur Leverages San Diego Loan Program to Grow Small Business
To be perfectly clear, San Diego entrepreneur Cindy Cate was very pleased in 2015 with what she’d created from scratch – the Hello Birdie Nail & Lash Lab in North Park, a thriving San Diego neighborhood. Customers were loving her nail-art creativity and the friendly, welcoming atmosphere. But there was just so much more she…
Meet Dr. Jeremy Busch, Navy Veteran, Podiatrist, and CDC Loan Recipient
A version of this blog post originally appeared on Cnote’s website. CNote is a financial platform for socially conscious savers and investors. CDC Small Business Finance is a proud partner. Growing up, Jeremy Busch never thought about becoming a podiatrist. According to him, it was the last thing on his list. The sight of blood…
#LoanTipSixty: Be Prepared When Applying for a Small Business Loan
Are you familiar with CDC’s #LoanTipSixty Video Series, where experts from CDC share financing insights in just 60 seconds? Read below for the content from our #LoanTipSixty: Top Documents Checklist video or watch the video here. Follow the series on CDC’s YouTube Channel. Get a head start with our Top Documents Checklist The loan application…
How We Can Help More Black Small Business Owners Succeed: Are You In?
Are you in for a challenge today — as a well-informed consumer, citizen, or financial company? Consider this curious dynamic: While African American entrepreneurs are creating businesses at a higher rate than Whites and other minorities, they’re actually not getting the affordable business loans they need to grow. To learn more about why that is…
What are Interest Rates for Affordable Small Business Loans?
If you’re on the hunt for a small business loan, how much you’ll pay in interest for affordable financing depends on several financial moving parts, from your credit score to the type of lender you work with. Instead of going to a traditional bank, you can opt to get a business loan through a community-based…
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