The Source provides resources designed to help your business operate and grow.
Our Community Financial Institutions (CFI) offer competitive financing, responsive support and creative solutions tailored to meet your financial needs with various capital products that range from $1,000 to $500,000.
We make it easy to connect:
1. Sign up for no-cost business advising with one of The Source’s 13 Business Support
2. Organizations.
Your business advisor will match you with the lender that best fits your business needs.
A4CB is an accredited CDFI and U.S. Small Business Administration lender that strengthens small businesses by providing the capital, coaching, and connections entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses.
JFLC offers zero-interest personal and small business loans to people and businesses throughout Cook County, serving borrowers of all backgrounds and faiths.
Designed as an accessible alternative to high-interest and predatory lending, JFLC provides small business loans up to $20,000 to support working capital,
GAC is a nonprofit and certified CDFI lender providing flexible small business loans, paired with technical assistance, to support entrepreneurs and catalyze economic development throughout Cook County, Illinois.
Pursuit is empowering businesses through access to responsible capital and resources to reach higher, transform and grow. With more than 70 years of lending experience, you’ll find a wide selection of loan programs and advisory services to support businesses at any stage.
We’re doing our part to create a more inclusive economy that ensures every business owner has a path to success.
SomerCor is a non-profit lender, certified by the Small Business Administration, that provides long-term, fixed-rate SBA 504 financing for small businesses to buy, build, or refinance commercial real estate and heavy equipment.
SomerCor also administers the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) and Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) grants for the City of Chicago.
The WBDC supports and accelerates business development and growth, connecting women and all diverse business owners to the coaching, contracts, and capital they need, in order to strengthen their participation in, and impact on, the economy.
Unlike big banks, CFIs put your needs first, with flexible lending, personalized attention and local decision-making. While each CFI offers unique financial products, The Source’s advisors make it easy for you to find the lender that will best meet your needs.
Lenders were selected through a competitive third-party review process, chosen for their proven reliability, transparency and commitment to helping growing businesses succeed.Ready to take the next step? Connect with a business advisor today and discover how the right financing partner can help you achieve your goals.
The Source understands the multitude of needs that lead businesses to seek capital, which is why we have identified and support several local Community Financial Institutions that we know will have your interests at the forefront.
Cook County committed $2.4 million to a curated selection of five Community Financial Institutions to increase available capital and organizational capacity to support small businesses in Chicago. Through the Community Financial Institution Capacity Building grant program, five CFIs each received up to $500,000. The CFIs collectively project that these funds will impact over 1,000 businesses and leverage more than $27 million in private investment.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with Cook County Bureau of Economic Development staff and CFI partners.
