Show Me the Money
Local organizations offer a variety of financial assistance programs to complement traditional funding. Whether it is matching incentive dollars for building improvements or training, offering gap financing that matches funds from a financial institution or helping business navigate the SBA loan process, these organizations can mean the difference between an idea and reality.
GO Topeka:
Entrepreneurial Minority and Business Development
GO Topeka’s Entrepreneurial Minority and Business Development’s (EMBD) mission is to empower small, low to moderate income, minority and women owned business enterprises with the knowledge and resources to build wealth and contribute to the economic betterment of Topeka and Shawnee County. EMBD offers two programs to local businesses.
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Shawnee Startups
Shawnee Startups is an approved Network Kansas E-Community that has raised seed money for local entrepreneurs through donations from individuals or businesses within the community.
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Wakarusa Valley Development, Inc.
Wakarusa Valley Development, Inc. (WVDI) is a non-profit economic development organization that works with local small businesses to assist them with their long and short-term financing needs. They provide financing when a business is unable to obtain conventional financing through their bank or other sources.
WVDI is certified and regulated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to originate SBA loan products and to assist lending institutions with SBA programs. Specifically, WVDI focuses on SBA’s two flagship loan programs, the 504 Loan and the 7(a) Loan.
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