The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program provides loan programs to businesses located in rural areas. These loans can be used to start or expand a business, purchase land or equipment, or even refinance existing debt. However, qualifying for these loans can be...
Read MoreBusiness lending has become increasingly challenging in recent months in tandem with an inflationary economic environment and a steady increase in interest rates. This has made it more difficult for entrepreneurs to access the capital they need to launch new businesses or improve existing ones. However,...
Read MoreThe USDA's Rural Development Business Loan Program offers a variety of commercial loans to help entrepreneurs in rural areas access the capital they need to grow and succeed. These loans can be used for a range of purposes. For new businesses, a USDA Business Loan can...
Read MoreThe USDA provides a variety of commercial loan options in Florida to help rural entrepreneurs in the Sunshine State stimulate new business and create economic opportunity. The need for guaranteed business financing in Florida could not be greater. According to the most recent figures from the...
Read MoreGetting a USDA-backed business loan to secure working capital for your rural business may be easier than you’ve imagined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports commercial lending to rural businesses through its OneRD Guaranteed Loan Initiative. The program offers loan guarantees to lenders, so they are...
Read MoreThe USDA’s Rural Development Loan Program has been a boon for many different types of rural businesses across America, everything from for-profits to nonprofits, large and small businesses, retailers, manufacturers, those involved in our country’s domestic food supply chain, renewable energies sector, and more. However, among...
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a wide variety of business loan programs to support business creation and job growth in Florida. The USDA Rural Development Loan Program was established to increase economic prosperity and overall quality of life in rural America. There are...
Read MoreInternet searches for “USDA Loan Guarantee” are on the rise, not surprising given the current conditions of the U.S. economy. To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve has been forced to slowly raise interest rates making it increasingly more challenging for entrepreneurs and commercial business borrowers to...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Loan Program seems to be the best-kept secret in commercial lending. If you haven’t heard of this government-guaranteed lending program founded in 1994, you’re not alone.Think of it as the sister to the well-known Small Business Administration (SBA)...
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture offers a wide variety of commercial loans through its Rural Development (RD) Loan Program. USDA business loans are available for all kinds of small, large, new, and existing businesses through its Business & Industry, Community Facilities (CF), and Rural Energy for...
Read MoreAre you a business owner in Florida, or elsewhere in the U.S., who is desiring to expand your business and researching commercial loan possibilities? Then you should know about the outstanding commercial financing options that are available from North Avenue Capital (NAC). NAC is a private...
Read MoreWriting a business plan for a USDA commercial loan is a key requirement for qualifying for one of its excellent commercial lending programs offered under its Rural Development (RD) platform. These loans are an excellent way for rural entrepreneurs to launch or grow their businesses. By...
Read MoreJust outside of the Phoenix metropolitan area sits the town of Gila Bend, Arizona, where 18 attentive workers oversee the production of more than 300,000 pounds of shrimp each year. Their employer is Royal Caridea, a high-tech shrimp farming company that operates 40 shrimp ponds....
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers entrepreneurs and commercial borrowers a wide range of business lending options through its Rural Development Loan Initiative. These business loan programs include the Business & Industry (B&I), Community Facilities, and Renewable Energy & Solar (REAP) Guaranteed Loan Programs, among...
Read MoreAn Introduction to USDA Business & Industry LoansFamiliarity is a fixture of living in rural America. Navigating backroads is committed to muscle memory, facial recognition is developed over time not by technology, and the most frequent diner order is “the usual.”But there’s another feeling all too...
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a wide variety of business loan programs to support business creation and growth across the United States. Chief among these is the USDA Rural Development (RD) Loan Program, dedicated to growing jobs, improving the economy and overall quality...
Read MoreGetting a business loan in Florida, or anywhere in the U.S. where your commercial venture might be located, can help provide the financial foundation for your future success. Whether you own or are considering launching a small business – or a big one – having the...
Read MoreNorth Avenue Capital (NAC) was founded in Ponte Vedra, Florida, in 2014 by a consortium of entrepreneurial men with an undying faith in rural America’s job-creating, community-building power. Today, Florida-based North Avenue Capital leads the nation in competitive rural funding, occupying the enviable spot of the country’s...
Read MoreClose your eyes and picture a farm. What do you see? Chances are, you’re imagining a carefully tilled series of row after row of crops, flanked by rows of soil. Such has been the unwavering image of agriculture for hundreds of years – until now.Hydroponic farming...
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