Business Loans For Women

ACCION USA Small Business Loans
Offers flexible loans (up to $50,000) to small business owners who have limited or no access to traditional business credit, including women and minorities.

California: Women's Economic Ventures Small Business Loan Fund
Low interest business loans available to women-owned businesses in Santa Barbara or Ventura County that are unable to meet traditional bank lending criteria.

Delaware: Delaware Access Program
Low collateral loan program geared to small businesses, including minority and women owned businesses.

Illinois: Minority, Women, and Disabled Participation Loan Program
Small businesses that are 51 percent owned and managed by persons who are minorities, women, or disabled, with loans up to loans up to $50,000 or 50 % of the total project.

Iowa: Target Small Business Assistance Program
Provides loans, loan guaranty, and equity grants of up to $50,000 to help women, minorities and persons with disabilities start and expand their businesses.

Massachusetts BDC Capital Community Loans
Financing programs for women-owned, minority-owned businesses.

Mississippi: Capital Access Loan Program
Provides financing for borrowers who, for various reasons, might have difficulty in obtaining conventional loans. Borrowers must apply for a loan through a lending institution.

New Jersey: Urban Plus
Provides financial support to small, women- or minority-owned businesses, manufacturers, redevelopers and non-profit organizations in the following endorsed New Jersey municipalities: Camden, Trenton, Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, East Orange, New Brunswick, and Atlantic City.

New Mexico: The Loan Fund
Assists businesses and non-profits that provide positive social benefits, meet other special requirements, and are unable to access loans from traditional sources, such as banks. Particular emphasis is placed on helping low-income people, women and minorities.

New York: Micro Loans for Minority and Women Owned Businesses
Listing of organizations that provide micro loans to businesses who often do not qualify for bank loans as well as one-on-one counselling and business development assistance to facilitate credit-readiness. Funds are provided by the state's Community Development Financial Institution Assistance Program.

Wisconsin: Linked Deposit Loan Subsidy
Provides an interest rate subsidy on lender financing to women or minorities who start-up or expand a business.

Wisconsin: Women's Business Initiative Corporation Small Business Loans
Offers small business loans with a maximum loan amount of $100,000. Loans can be used for expenses associated with starting or expanding a business, including machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures, inventory, supplies and working capital