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Businesses Invest in Growth, Inc.
1050 East 11th Street, Ste. 350Austin TX, 78702-1907
CDFI Awards for Businesses Invest in Growth, Inc.
FA (2004) - $193,670
Businesses Invest in Growth (BIG) will use the award for loan equity capital and loan loss reserves, and to obtain training, acquire consulting services, and improve their technological resources.
TA (2003) - $38,520
BIG received a Technical Assistance grant in the amount of $38,520 to obtain consulting services to revise its risk management polices, marketing strategy, and for board development; technology for a phone system, computers and servers for its satellite office, and marketing software; and staff training relating to small business lending.
SECA (2000) - $35,000
The technical assistance award will enable the organization to purchase an integrated computer system to improve its operating efficiency and improve the quality of its services to members and borrowers.
CORE (2000) - $150,000
The CDFI Fund"s $150,000 capital grant will help BIG increase its lending pool to better meet the demand for microenterprise loans in the Austin area.
SECA (1998) - $44,550
The $44,550 Technical Assistance grant from the CDFI Fund will enable BIG to train its management team in lending and risk management as well as obtain consulting services to conduct a market analysis and formulate marketing and capitalization strategies.
Other Community Development Financial Institutions in Texas
ACCION Texas, Inc.
San Antonio
Azteca Community Loan Fund
San Juan
Bexar County Teachers Federal Credit Union
San Antonio
Community Development Corp. of Brownsville
Brownsville
Community Development Loan Fund
San Antonio
Community Development Loan Fund (CDLF)
San Antonio
Equitrend Capital
Amarillo
Neighborhood Housing Services of Dimmit County, Inc.
Carrizo Springs
PACESETTER CDE INC
Richardson
Rural Development and Finance Corporation
San Antonio
Featured Government Grant Resources
Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program
In keeping with this mission, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has recently established the Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program in an attempt to develop approaches and methods that can efficiently address the various challenges facing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production among small holder producers in food insecure countries.
Small Business Administration's Portable Assistance Program
The Small Business Administration has established the Portable Assistance Program wherein they seek to provide grants to Small Business Development Lead Centers that provide services to small businesses in an effort to increase the success of small business establishments and their viability in certain communities where economic hardship is apparent and is attributable to the impact of a major disaster.
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