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Micro-Enterprise Development Fund

Microenterprise Development

Also part of the economic development package is the Microenterprise Development Fund Enhancement, which doubles the total support for technical assistance and loans for microenterprises to $500,000.

Purpose:

To assure that micro businesses realize the full potential to create jobs, enhance entrepreneurial skills and activities, and increase low-income households' capacity to become self-sufficient; and to facilitate the development of a permanent, statewide infrastructure of microlending support organizations.

Funding:

The legislature has appropriated $497,500 per year for fiscal years starting 7-1-05 and 7-1-06 to the program.

Leverage:

The act authorizes the Nebraska Department ofEconomic Development (DED) to contract implementation to astatewide microlending support organization provided that theorganization matches LB 327 funds. A second "tier" of matching is required by microlending delivery organizations.
DED currently contracts the Nebraska Microenterprise Partnership Fund to administer the program.

Awards:

Twelve awards totaling $447,500 were made to microenterprise organizations accross the state in September, 2005.

Annual Report

The Micro-Enterprise Annual Report is available as a .PDF

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For more information about the Microenterprise Development Act, please contact:
Bob Doty
(402) 471-2095 or (800) 426-6505
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Nebraska Department of Economic Development
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94666
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666
(800) 426-6505 | Fax (402) 471-3778
Richard Baier, Director