Economic Development Finance Service

Documents & Publications

EDFS Tipsheets

This series of brief how-to documents addresses a variety of topics relevant to loan funds. These tipsheets were prepared under a cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration (SBA).

• Tip Sheet 1: Administering Another Organization's Loan Fund
  
• Tip Sheet 2: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act's Impact on Organizations
  That Manage Loan Funds
  
• Tip Sheet 3: Effective Loan Fund Marketing
  
• Tip Sheet 4: How a Public Entity Can Become a CDFI
  
• Tip Sheet 5: Loan Servicing Policies and Procedures
  
• Tip Sheet 6: How To Avoid a Federal Audit
  
• Tip Sheet 7: Accessing Capital Through Securitization
  
• Tip Sheet 8: Expanding into Equity Finance by Supporting Angel Investor Networks

Other Publications

• Business Not As Usual
• Taking Care of Business
• EDA RLFs Make a Difference
• The Performance and Impact of Business Development
  Loan Funds in Rural America
• Loan Servicing Software: A Buyer's Guide, 3rd edition
• The SBA Certified Development (504) Loan Program:
  The Need for a Rural Perspective