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Deep Dive — How & Why Successful Nonprofits Borrow Money

Find out why nonprofits with $500K+ recurring revenue can and should use debt capital from CDFIs (like...

Deep Dive — Starting Your New Business Right

Making a successful start of a new business requires not only creativity and hustle but a certain...

Deep Dive –Ten Principles for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Thanks to our free enterprise system, it’s still relatively easy to accumulate at least a small amount...

Deep Dive — Entrepreneurs Checklist for Raising Capital

Learn how small businesses typically get funded, and the seven most important concepts to have locked down...

Deep Dive — Can I Get that Business Loan

This podcast episode is based on CEDF’s Ready for Business Success course and applies to borrowing from...

Deep Dive — Understanding How Lenders Evaluate Loans

Get a checklist for your understanding of what a community lender or even a bank is looking...

Deep Dive — Prudent Advice for Small Business Borrowers

There are many different sources for borrowed small business capital. But the terms can be very different...

Deep Dive –Top Ten Reasons Loan Applications Fail

Nonprofit community lender organizations, just like banks and credit unions, provide responsible, affordable small business lending. Learn...