The Red River Valley BIDCO (RRVB) is a for-profit institution located in Shreveport, LA. Red River Valley BIDCO provides loans to businesses located in distressed communities in Shreveport and surrounding areas in northwest Louisiana for the purposes of business start-up or expansion. The communities being served by RRVB are highly distressed having unemployment rates as high as 22% and high rates of persons living below poverty level. The financing to be provided to businesses by RRVB is intended to help foster job creation.