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All known public business financing programs including loan, loan guarantee and grant programs are listed below. If you do NOT yet have a business plan it is strongly recommended you write one before contacting a bank or program listed below for a loan. There are no 'grants' for the general startup and operating costs of a for-profit business. For grant information, click here.
Do you have a business plan yet? If not, go here for plan development, counseling and training resources
1. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Nebraska Department of Economic Development
CDBG/Economic Development Loan - Preliminary Review Application- Application Guidelines
CDBG-Economic Development loans made by NDED: 1999-2009
CDBG- 'Re-Use' Loan Funds available by community as of December 31, 2009
2. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Understand the basics of obtaining business financing
- 7A Loan Guarantee Program ---other SBA programs
- ARC-America's Recovery Capital Loan Program
- ARC home page
- Nebraska's most active SBA Lenders
- NBDC: SBA Loan application counseling
- SBA:Regional Office in Omaha
- SBA: Nebraska Business Training & Events Calendar
- SBA:loans made in Nebraska
3. SBA 504 Direct Loans: long-term, fixed-rate financing to acquire major fixed assets
- NEDCO/Nebraska Economic Development Corporation
- CDR/Community Development Resources
4. Disaster Assistance Programs:
SBA: Disaster Loans/Current Nebraska Declarations/
FEMA: Nebraska Disaster Declarations / NEMA: Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
USDA/FSA: Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Microenterprise (5 or fewer employees) and other direct loans:
5. MAPA: Revolving Loan Fund - counties of Washington, Sarpy and Douglas
6. REAP: Rural Enterprise Assistance Project: Microenterprise Direct Loans
7. Nebraska Enterprise Fund: Microenterprise Programs -- Annual Reports: 2008 -- 2007
8. CDR: Community Development Resources, Inc.: Business Loans
9. Northeast Nebraska Development District: Business Loans in northeast Nebraska
10. Southeast Nebraska Development District: 402-475-2560 (voice) or 402-475-2794 (fax)
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11. USDA: Programs below are limited to counties with less than 50,000 population:
----Rural Business Programs
----Nebraska Staff - USDA County Offices
----Farm Service - Farm Loan Programs
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