Helps create jobs and stimulates rural economies by providing financial backing for rural businesses. Provides guarantees up to 90 percent of a loan made by a commercial lender. Loan proceeds may be used for working capital, machinery and equipment, buildings… Continue reading
Provides loans to public entities and private parties who cannot obtain credit from other sources. Loans can be made for improving, developing, or financing business and industry, creating jobs, and improving economic and environmental climate in rural communities (less than… Continue reading
The Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program (RBEG) is administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), and provides grant funds to a local or regional intermediary which, in turn, lends funds in a flexible manner to local businesses. Funds are designed… Continue reading
You don’t want to get wet. Acid Rain: A Student’s First Sourcebook is a great way to teach kids about the environment and what needs to be done to protect it. Designed for grades 4-8 and their teachers, the sourcebook… Continue reading
Finances business facilities and community development projects in rural areas through loans made to intermediaries . Intermediaries re-lend funds to ultimate recipients for the establishment of new businesses, the expansion of existing businesses, creation of employment opportunities, saving of existing… Continue reading
Both the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture offer loan guarantees to lending agencies around the county. A loan-guarantee assures the lending agency that the government will… Continue reading
Need help filling out your loan application package? The Women’s Pre-Qualification Pilot Loan Program was developed to promote the Small Business Administration’s business loan programs to current and prospective women small business owners. It also provides specialized support and assistance… Continue reading
This agency makes loans and loan guarantees to small business concerns as well as to small business investment companies, including those that sell overseas. It also offers technical assistance, counseling, training, management assistance, and information resources, including some excellent publications… Continue reading
Welfare reform, called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), does more to help people not wind up on welfare. The new program includes free training, education, child care, and transportation assistance necessary to help you obtain employment. Child care is… Continue reading
According to the National Consumer Water Survey, 75% of those surveyed have concerns about the quality of the water they drink. Many people are purchasing bottled water or water purification devices for drinking water, but is it a wise use… Continue reading