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Certified Development Companies (CDC), Industrial Development Corporations (IDC) and Local and Regional Development Corporations (LDC & RDC), exist to support business development and growth within their community or region. Types of assistance offered include low cost financing, such as the SBA 504 Loan Program, site finding and statistical research.

Small Business Resource Partners

Program Description Location
COUNCIL FINANCE, INC

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Abilene

TEXAS PANHANDLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Amarillo

GREATER EAST TEXAS CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Athens

CAPITAL CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Austin

BUSINESS COMMUNITY LENDERS OF TEXAS (BCL)

BCL makes commercial real estate loans for established central Texas businesses for the purpose of increasing employment and economic development. As a non-profit economic and community development... View details

Austin

TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Offers tax information, county statistics, financing options and current information on what's happening in economic development in TX. View details

Austin

TEXAS CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Austin

PEOPLEFUND

PeopleFund offers small businesses flexible financing products such as loans for equipment, real-estate acquisition, working capital or leasehold improvements; and an Entrepreneurial Development... View details

Austin

BIG - BUSINESSES INVEST IN GROWTH

Provides small loans ranging from under $500 to a maximum of $50,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA. Serves Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet,... View details

Austin

SOUTHEAST TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Beaumont

BROWNSVILLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Brownsville

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Bryan

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF DIMMITT COUNTY, INC

Provides small loans ranging from under $100 to a maximum of $25,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA. Serves Dimmit, La Salle, Zavala Edwards, Kinney, Real,... View details

Carrizo Springs

DALLAS BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION (DBFC)

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Dallas

SOUTHERN DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (SDDC)

SDDC assists in the development and financing of small businesses, creation of jobs, and economic growth of Southern Dallas and the Enterprise Zones by promoting investment. Loan programs range... View details

Dallas

UPPER RIO GRANDE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

El Paso

FORT WORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Fort Worth

HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Houston

IRVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (IEDP)

IEDP faciilitates site searches for businesses, coordinates assistance with staffing, advocates for qualifying incentives and abatements, facilitates the development of business relationships and... View details

Irving

EAST TEXAS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Kilgore

CAPROCK BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION, INC

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Lubbock

LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

McAllen

NORTH TEXAS CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Plano

ACCION TEXAS, INC

Provides small loans ranging from under $100 to a maximum of $25,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA. Serves Arkansas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee,... View details

San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Provides small loans ranging from under $100 to a maximum of $25,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA. Serves Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie,... View details

San Antonio

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE CORPORATION

Provides small loans ranging from under $100 to a maximum of $25,000 to prospective, small business borrowers and backed by the US SBA. Serves Cameron, El Paso, Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, Maverick,... View details

San Antonio

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) TEXAS DISTRICT OFFICES

Works to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. View... View details

Statewide

ARK-TEX REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Texarkana

HEART OF TEXAS BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER

Administers an Enterprise Community loan fund serving a designated area in McLennan County. Loans range from $1,000 to $60,000. Executive Director: Toni Herbert View details

Waco

CENTRAL TEXAS CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

A non-profit corporation partnering with the US SBA and private sector lenders to provide growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.... View details

Waco

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