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Nest Space, 2224 Central Avenue, Omaha, NE 68145

Nebraska Enterprise Fund - Nest Space

Loan capital to new or growing small businesses.

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United Way of the Midlands
210 Walnut Street, Room 873, Des Moines, IA 50309

USDA Rural Development - Des Moines

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
145 Main Street, Lyons, NE 68038

Center for Rural Affairs

Business coaching, technical assistance, and loans for Nebraska-based rural small businesses.

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United Way of the Midlands
700 16th Street NE, Suite 301, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

East Central Iowa Council of Governments

Helps encourage expansion and growth in the core of Cedar Rapids by providing competitive loans to local businesses currently residing in, or who are willing to relocate to, the flood impacted area. This includes parts of the Downtown District, NewBo, Czech Village, and Kingston Village areas. Businesses who received disaster recover funds following the 2008 floods and residing in Cedar Rapids may also quality for a Revolving Loan Fund.

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United Way of the Midlands
709 South Iris Street, Suite 103, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

USDA Rural Development - Area 4

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
840 Brooks Road, Iowa Falls, IA 50126

USDA Rural Development - Area 1

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
2401 N Street, Omaha, NE 68107

La Fuente Business Center

Provides business loans between $1,000-$50,000.

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United Way of the Midlands
1111 9th Street, Suite 285, Des Moines, IA 50314

One Economy Financial Development Corp

Offers small dollar loans to individuals who are looking to start a business or grow an existing business. The amount of the loan can be up to $5,000 and is not solely based on credit. Complete the form on the website if interested in additional information.

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United Way of the Midlands
2750 1st Avenue NE, Suite 350, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Small Business Administration - Cedar Rapids Office

Small Business Administration helps start, build and grow small businesses. It is a federal agency which provides Government Contracting Assistance and access to capital for small businesses. Counseling/Support Services provides financial, management, and procurement assistance to those thinking of starting a business and those in business. Free Online Training available courses are identified by topic. Visit www.sba.gov for more information.

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United Way of the Midlands
2222 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312

Iowa Center for Economic Success - VITA Tax Site - Des Moines

Offers microlending and credit counseling to qualifying small business owners. Women, minorities, disabled persons and service-disabled vets may be eligible for Targeted Small Business status.

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United Way of the Midlands
1510 3rd Street Southwest, Waverly, IA 50677

USDA Rural Development - Area 2

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE 68508

USDA Rural Development - Nebraska State Office

Loan provider in rural areas. Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc. Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas. Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households. Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects.  Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal.  Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc. Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households. Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas. Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations. Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc. Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes. Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing. Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal. Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets. Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.

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United Way of the Midlands
909 East 2nd Avenue, Suite C, Indianola, IA 50125

USDA Rural Development - Area 6

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
818 Ferdinand Plaza, Suite B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

USDA Rural Development - Scottsbluff

Loan provider in rural areas. Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc. Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas. Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households. Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects.  Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal.  Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc. Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households. Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas. Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations. Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc. Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes. Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing. Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal. Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets. Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.

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United Way of the Midlands
330 North Oakland Avenue, Oakland, NE 68045

Nebraska Enterprise Fund - Oakland Avenue

Loan capital to new or growing small businesses.

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United Way of the Midlands
1202 South Cottonwood, Suite 3, North Platte, NE 69101

USDA Rural Development - North Platte

Loan provider in rural areas. Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc. Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas. Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households. Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects.  Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal.  Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc. Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households. Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas. Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations. Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc. Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes. Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing. Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal. Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets. Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.

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United Way of the Midlands
1619 North Lake Avenue, Storm Lake, IA 50588

USDA Rural Development - Area 9

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
10675 Bedford Avenue, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68134

US Small Business Administration

Business counseling through a resource partner network, SCORE, providing free counseling services to individuals who want to start, or expand a small business.

Business kits and training classes are available for all business.

Guaranteed loans for qualified small businesses are administered through lending institutions.

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United Way of the Midlands
1301 6th Avenue North, Suite 1, Humboldt, IA 50548

USDA Rural Development - Area 10

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
2401 N Street, Omaha, NE 68107

La Fuente Business Center

Business development including business plans for startups or expansion for existing businesses; budgeting; financial projections for loan applications; marketing plans; and industry training (restaurant, commercial and residential cleaning, childcare, and construction, and others).

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United Way of the Midlands
1100 12th Street Southwest, Suite C, Le Mars, IA 51031

USDA Rural Development - Area 8

Offers business and Industry Loan Guarantees that are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Eligible borrowers include Public bodies, Community-based non-profit corporations, Federally-recognized Tribes Funds can be used to purchase, construct, and/or improve essential community facilities, purchase equipment and pay related project expenses.

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United Way of the Midlands
2601 Lakeridge Drive, Suite 2, Norfolk, NE 68701

USDA Rural Development - Norfolk

Loan provider in rural areas. Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc. Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas. Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households. Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects.  Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal.  Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc. Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households. Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas. Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations. Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc. Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes. Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing. Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal. Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets. Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.

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United Way of the Midlands
602 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50309

Des Moines Economic Development Department

Assists businesses in expanding their operations and aides entrepreneurs in the creation of new businesses. Furthermore, the program aggressively markets Des Moines to attract new businesses to the city, provides management and business training, provides business financial assistance, develops commercial and industrial growth opportunities throughout the city.

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United Way of the Midlands
210 Walnut Street, Room 749, Des Moines, IA 50309

Small Business Administration - Des Moines Office

Small Business Administration helps start, build and grow small businesses. It is a federal agency which provides Government Contracting Assistance and access to capital for small businesses. Counseling/Support Services provides financial, management, and procurement assistance to those thinking of starting a business and those in business. Free Online Training available courses are identified by topic. Visit www.sba.gov for more information.

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United Way of the Midlands
4009 6th Avenue, Suite 1, Kearney, NE 68845

USDA Rural Development - Kearney

Loan provider in rural areas. Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate. Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc. Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas. Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households. Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects.  Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal.  Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc. Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households. Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas. Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations. Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc. Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes. Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing. Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal. Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets. Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.

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United Way of the Midlands