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Social enterprise and womens empowerment

July 19, 2017

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CDC Small Business Finance

As a nonprofit and community lender, our No. 1 mission is to help those who face the greatest obstacles in securing capital including women, minority and veteran-owned businesses. To do that, we don’t fixate on just hard numbers, we consider your entire entrepreneurial story. We believe if you invest in an entrepreneur, you also invest in their community. As one of the leading SBA 504 lenders in the U.S., we offer fixed-rate, long-term loans for commercial real estate and major equipment. This low-cost option not only makes financial sense for entrepreneurs, it’s also proven to be an effective economic development driver. Our SBA 504 loan fundings have led to 180,000 jobs created or preserved in California, Arizona and Nevada.

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Social enterprise and womens empowerment