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Our Community Financial Institutions (CFIs) 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.
As local non-profit organizations, CFIs put your needs first, with flexible lending, personalized attention and local decision-making. While each CFI offers unique financial products, The Source’s no-cost business advising program makes it easy for you to find the lender that will best meet your needs.
A4CB is an accredited Community Development Financial Institution 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, expansion, and other
business needs – all with no interest.
GAC is an accredited Community Development Financial Institution 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.
The Source recognizes that access to capital is essential for businesses to launch, grow and thrive. That’s why we’ve partnered with a network of trusted local CFIs that specialize in working with small businesses, offering expertise, flexibility and a deep commitment to growing the local economy.
Through the Community Financial Institution Capacity Building Grant program, Cook County invested $2.4 million across five community financial institutions to strengthen their available capital and expand their operational capacity, putting more resources directly in the hands of local entrepreneurs. Read the full program press release here.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with Cook County Bureau of Economic Development staff and CFI partners.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with Cook County Bureau of Economic Development staff and CFI partners.
