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Connecting Small Businesses to More Pathways to Accessing Capital
No matter what stage or circumstance your business is in, resources are available to help you achieve your goals.
About The Program
The Small Business Resource Navigator connects small business owners to potential financing options and technical assistance services offered by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
As mission-driven community lenders, CDFIs play an important role in the financing ecosystem. They work with small business owners who have traditionally struggled to access capital from traditional sources, such as banks. CDFIs offer a wide range of financing options for businesses including term loans, lines of credit, credit cards and real estate financing. Product offerings will vary between CDFIs.
How It Works
Complete a short questionnaire to provide information
about you and your business.
Based on your questionnaire, you will either be matched1 with a
CDFI or a business advisory resource.
The partner you are matched with will reach out to you to determine next steps.
Ready to get started?
Our CDFI Partners
Our mission-driven lending partners serve a diverse population of small business owners nationwide. They specialize in working with individuals from communities that have traditionally struggled to access credit. There are more than 85 partners in the network to help meet your needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs, are financial institutions that have a primary mission of community development and provide credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations. Most CDFIs are certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund. CDFIs include banks, credit unions, certain non-profit organizations, and loan and venture capital funds. You can learn more at cdfifund.gov.
Wells Fargo has a long history of supporting CDFIs through philanthropic grants and investments that are used to extend capital to businesses in communities across the country. CDFI matching services offered through this Small Business Resource Navigator are made possible by a Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund grant to Community Reinvestment Fund, USA. Community Reinvestment Fund, USA, is not a subsidiary or affiliate of Wells Fargo, and maintains full discretion over the Small Business Resource Navigator, including its content, resources, product offerings, CDFIs listed, privacy, and security. Credit decisions are made independently by each CDFI.
When completing the initial questionnaire, you will provide the amount you would like to borrow. If you move forward with a loan application, the amount you will be able to borrow will depend on the matched partner CDFI along with your business needs and credit history.
Yes, you will need to complete a new credit application if you match with a CDFI and apply for their credit product.
Depending on its institution type, CDFIs can provide financial services, financial education, and affordable lending opportunities within their communities.
Connect2Capital is an online, small-business lending platform launched by Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF). CRF is a national non-profit organization with a mission to improve lives and strengthen communities through innovative financial solutions.
Small Business Resource Navigator is made up of mission-driven lenders. They feel it’s their responsibility to try to connect you to a loan that is a right fit for your business, with reasonable terms. Interest rates and APR and will be displayed once your match has been made to help you decide what’s best for your needs.
Resources
1. Being matched with a CDFI is not a guarantee for products or services
CDFI matching services offered through this Small Business Resource Navigator are made possible by a Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund grant to Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), whose mission is to improve lives and strengthen communities through innovative financial solutions. In 2017, CRF launched Connect2Capital, a first-of-its kind online network that brings small business owners together with mission-driven lenders and traditional financial institutions.
CRF is not a subsidiary or affiliate of Wells Fargo, and maintains full discretion over the Small Business Resource Navigator. Connect2Capital is a registered trademark of Community Reinvestment Fund, USA. All other marks belong to their owners.
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