Assistance Programs

Broadway Low-Interest Loan Pool
The Town of Broadway offers to Broadway businesses the opportunity to apply for funds to improve or locate a business within the Town Corporate limits. Loans may not be in excess of $15,000 dollars and will have a repayment period of up to four years. The purpose of this fund is to provide extremely low interest loans to owners searching for capital to aid their business. For information on this loan contact: The Town of Broadway at 540.896.5152 or Broadway Hometown Partnership at 540.896.4992.

America's Business Funding Directory
Business capital search engine.

Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Searching for a micro loan program or a specialized financing institution to help you fund an economic development-type business? Visit AEO for a list of organizations that provide micro loans.

BankRate Monitor
Scope out the available interest rates for your business and other types of loans.

Business Lenders
Need a cash infusion, but mainstream lenders have turned you down? Try Business Lenders, LLC, which administers SBA loan programs and claims it takes a more open-minded approach to financing small businesses than big banks. An easy online "test drive" promises to tell you if you're eligible in five minutes.

BusinessFinance.com
"The largest network of business capital search engines." BusinessFinance.com strives to provide the most up to date content available to assist in obtaining capital, gaining support, finding government programs, getting expert help, and much more.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities (including financial and non-financial assistance programs) which provide assistance or benefits to the American public.

Commercial Finance Online
Claims to be the "world's largest business finance search engine." It's comprehensive, fast, and easy to use.

EarlyBirdCapital.com
This site is good network for Angel investors and those seeking funding.

Growth Company Guide 2000: Investors, Deal Structures, and Legal Strategies
Tips and strategies for hunting down funding resources with explanations and definitions of key concepts.

How to Start Your Own Business: A Recipe for Obtaining Capital
The Small Business Development "Cookbook" contains a wealth of information for anyone starting up a business.

National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC)
National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC) acts as the voice of Small Business Investment Companies before Congress and the administration in order to build and maintain a strong and profitable SBDIC industry to serve the small business community

QLender
Resource for small business and entrepreneurs to choose the type of loan desired and lenders from across the country respond if interested. Small businesses can secure term loans, lines of credit, business credit cards, commercial real estate, equipment leases, SBA loans and other business services through the site.

Virginia Main Street Program
The Virginia Main Street Program is a self-help program and provides, at no charge, valuable assistance to train, prepare and support communities in revitalizing the economic vitality of downtown commercial districts. Assistance includes: training, on-site technical assistance, access to State and National experts, customized design assistance, ongoing public relations and marketing and use of the Virginia Main Street Logo and name.

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA)
The VSBFA is a statewide issuer of industrial development bonds and is the conduit through which the Department of Business Assistance can provide financial assistance to Virginia businesses. The VSBFA offers direct and indirect loan programs to assist companies in obtaining the financing they need. Our experienced professionals in work with businesses, bankers, other state agencies, and economic developers across the state to identify sources of capital for businesses, assist with deal structuring, and provide direct funding and credit enhancements through a variety of financing programs.