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Capital Fund Services, Inc. (CFS), incorporated in 2002, was primarily established to provide consulting and technical assistance to housing development entities throughout the state of Michigan. CFS has expanded its mission and business plan to include the origination and funding of permanent mortgage loans, secured by a first lien on real estate properties, on affordable housing projects and on commercial real estate located in low-income or minority populated areas. CFS has also expanded its geographic focus to include the states of Indiana and Wisconsin.
Community Foundations Map

While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, it does provide a myriad of services to assist entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams. One of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development are Community Development Financial Institutions.

Find CDFIs around the nation

The U.S Small Business Administration supports both the Small Business Development Center Program and SCORE to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. These programs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.



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Small Business Administration's Recovery Capital Loans

The Recovery Capital Loans Program provides financial assistance to small business with less than 500 employees to obtain a deferred payment loan from the agency, in order to meet existing debt payments, thereby giving the business the opportunity to refocus their business strategy.







National Endowment for the Humanities: National Digital Newspaper Program

The goal of the National Digital Newspaper Program is to crate a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between the years 1836 and 1922, from all of the States and its territories.





Social Entrepreneurship
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Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit


Amit Kataria, who lost his lower limbs to polio, has launched his social enterprise, Rural Organisation for Social Empowerment (ROSE) to create employment for at least one member of every household in Haryana, North Central India.









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