Microloans

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The Microloan program provides loans up to $50,000 to help small businesses and certain not-for-profit childcare centers start up and expand. The average microloan is about $13,000 and yes it does come from the SBA
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Lexie wrote: Why is it called a microloan? Is there a limit on the amount you can get? Many small business can also get loans based on their ethnic group or their status in the business world. I will follow your link Moneyes and see what it looks like.


Its just a term meaning a very small loan, something like less than $100.
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Why is it called a microloan? Is there a limit on the amount you can get? Many small business can also get loans based on their ethnic group or their status in the business world. I will follow your link Moneyes and see what it looks like.
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Replied by Moneyes on topic Microloans

Kiva would be a good place to start. https://www.kiva.org/

They are a 501(c)3 nonprofit so they probably work with the SBA (Small Business Association) and their business model look a lot like peer-to-peer. They are worldwide, based in San Francisco and many people recommend them.
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I was reading about small business loans and if you can't get financed with a regular bank they say "micro-loans" are sometimes a good place to look. Does anyone have any experience with a micro-loan company or trying to get funds from one? I am interested to see if there are some stand-out names in that industry.
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