VSJF Flexible Capital Fund L3C
3 Pitkin Court Suite 301E
Montpelier, VT 05602--450
www.flexiblecapitalfund.com
- Select CDFIs in VT
- Vermont Community Loan Fund, Inc.
- Northern Community Investment Corporation
- Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
- Rutland West Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
- Opportunities Credit Union, Inc.
- Select Small Business Resources in Vermont
- State of Vermont Department of Economic Development
- Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation
- Champlain Valley SCORE
- Springfield Regional Development Corporation - Southeastern Vermont Small Business Development Center
While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, it does provide a myriad of services to assist entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams. One of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development are Community Development Financial Institutions.
The U.S Small Business Administration supports both the Small Business Development Center Program and SCORE to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. These programs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Featured Government Grant Resources
Community Development Financial Institutions
Community Development Financial Institutions are basically financial institutions who possess the ability to provide credit and financial services to underserved industries and communities.
Department of Agriculture: Value Added Producer Grants
The Value-Added Producer Grants program is geared towards helping the Independent Producers of Agricultural Commodities, Agriculture Producer Groups, Farmer and Rancher Cooperatives, and Majority-Controlled Producer-Based Business Ventures in developing techniques that would create marketing opportunities and establish business plans involving viable marketing opportunities that involve the production of bio-based products from agricultural commodities.
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Girls-Aiding Social Business Accelerators To Help Teen Girls Living In Poverty
In partnership with the Unreasonable Group, the Nike Foundation is set to launch the Girl Effect Accelerator this November to help social entrepreneurs whose business startups focus on helping economically disadvantaged adolescent girls.
