Small business finance

2012 EDFS Presentations

The Economic Development Finance Service (EDFS) is a program of the NADO Research Foundation that provides training and a network platform for small business loan fund staff from around the nation to share and exchange information and ideas. Visit nado.org/category/resources/edfs…

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NADO Analysis of the President’s FY13 Budget

NADO released its annual in-depth analysis of the President’s FY2013 federal budget blueprint.  A copy of the written summary, with accompanying budget chart, was emailed to the full membership.  In addition, the association hosted a members-only webinar today to discuss…

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Role of RDOs in Business Development Finance

This report highlights the innovative approaches being taken by five regional development organizations (RDO) in Colorado, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin to spur job growth through new business startups or existing business expansions.

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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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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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