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Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI)
Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI)
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Rolling, not competitive
Effort
30 min
Can you get this?
✓Small business owners in Ohio
✓Also covers KY, IN, WV near Cincinnati/Portsmouth
✓For veterans, service members, military spouses
✓For women entrepreneurs at any business stage
✓For small- to mid-sized contractors
Your real odds
ECDI has distributed $212M in loans to over 36,000 entrepreneurs since 2004, which means this is an ongoing lending program, not a competitive one-time award you are racing others to win.
As a CDFI and the nation's top SBA microlender, ECDI is built to serve founders who don't qualify through conventional lenders, and because applications are rolling, you are not up against a single cohort cycle.
What it takes
Start a loan inquiry online or by phone30 min
Attend an ECDI orientation session1 to 2 hrs
Submit application with financial documents1 to 2 weeks
Worth knowing
ECDI pairs loans with free training, mentorship, and advising, so showing up to their free weekly events before you apply puts you in front of the advisors who actually guide applications through the process.
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