Economic Development Finance Service

EDFS Resources: small business finance, new market tax credits, revolving loan fund management

Public Sector Business Loan Funds: Views and Recommendations from Practitioners

In an effort to improve the understanding of the public business loan fund industry, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation and the Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) sponsored a convening of the nation’s leading loan fund

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What is EDFS?

With their entrepreneurial fortitude and innovative spirit, small businesses are the backbone of the nation’s economy.  Without them, the U.S. will be hard-pressed to be a major force in the global economy.  Small businesses create jobs, bring innovation to the…

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New Market Tax Credits

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program offered by the U.S. Department of Treasury permits taxpayers to receive a credit against Federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs). Substantially all of the qualified…

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