Community Investment Corporation


222 South Riverside Plaza Suite 380
Chicago, IL 60606--610
www.cicchicago.com

Community Investment Corporation (CIC) is a non-profit multi-bank community development corporation whose mission is to open up new neighborhood markets and build the capacity of borrowers in order to effectively engage the banking community in neighborhood lending. It serves distressed neighborhoods in a six-county area of metropolitan Chicago.
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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.

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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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Community Development Financial Institutions

Community Development Financial Institutions are basically financial institutions who possess the ability to provide credit and financial services to underserved industries and communities.







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