Florida
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While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, one of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development is the Community Development Financial Institution Fund managed by the US Department of the Treasury.
Community Development Financial Institutions fall into four categories:
Business Loan Fund of the Palm Beaches, Inc., The
West Palm Beach
Community Equity Investments, Inc.
Pensacola
Community Financing Consortium
West Palm Beach
Florida Community Capital Corporation
Winter Park
Jacksonville Affordable Mortgages, Inc.
Jacksonville
Metro Broward Economic Development Corporation
Fort Lauderdale
Union Fidelity Fund, Inc
Belle Glade
The Recovery Capital Loans Program provides financial assistance to small business with less than 500 employees to obtain a deferred payment loan from the agency, in order to meet existing debt payments, thereby giving the business the opportunity to refocus their business strategy.
The The Minority Business Development Agency has recently constituted the Minority Business Enterprise Centers (MBEC) Program wherein it aims to support minority-owned businesses by providing them with electronic and one-on-one business development services for a reasonably nominal fee.