Financing Economic development and business financing rolled into one

If you're deep into a search for a microloan program or aspecialized financing institution to help you fund aneconomic-development-type business, be sure to check out theAssociation for Enterprise Opportunity's Web site at www.microenterpriseworks.org.For your convenience, institutions and programs are listedalphabetically or by state and include contact addresses, phonenumbers and, where available, Internet links.

In addition, under the "Resources & Links"section, you can find several Web sites of national organizationsthat provide financing services. For example, links are provided tothe Community Development Venture Capital Alliances and TheCoalition of Community Development Financial Institutions-twogroups that provide business financing and investments in aneconomic-development context.