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Incentives :: Business FinancingBusiness FinancingIf you need financing assistance for your business, the place to look is Mid Columbia Economic Development District. MCEDD serves the Columbia Gorge region with many types of business assistance programs including business loan programs. They administer a variety of loan programs capitalized from federal, state, regional and local sources. The experienced staff is knowledgeable about other loan programs that are available through the Small Business Administration, USDA Rural Development, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon Economic and Community Development Department, Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, and Skamania County Economic Development Council. The also work closely with conventional sources capital such as commercial banks.MCEDD staff will discuss your with wtih you and help determine which program or combination of programs best suits your situation and financing needs. They can then help with packaging the loan applications and facilitate contact with any of the programs, whether MCEDD programs or others. Their philosophy is that they should help you look for ways to make your project work rather than giving out a list of eligibility requirements and qualifications and letting the business self-select which loan program to apply to.In general, loan programs are available in our area to assist businesses whether they need as little as $3,000 or up to $5,000,000 or more.You can contact Mid Columbia Economic Development District at 515 East 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-296-2266 or visit the MCEDD web site www.mcedd.org for more information and applications.For more information about some of the other programs that MCEDD staff can help you access, please check out the following links: Small Business Administration - www.sba.gov USDA - Rural Development - www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/bpdir.htm Oregon Economic and Community Development Department - www.econ.state.or.us/finance.htm Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development - www.cted.wa.gov Skamania County EDC - www.skamania-edc.org |
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