Lending Partners
Lending Partners connects Connecticut businesses with loans, equity financing, startup grants, and advisory support to fund investment, expansion, and working capital while retaining or creating jobs.
Funder: Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Funding Amounts: Small Business Boost Fund loans: $5,000–$500,000, with 60- or 72-month repayment terms
Summary: A network of Connecticut financing programs supports business investment, expansion, working capital, and job creation through loans, equity financing, and startup grants.
Key Information: Small Business Incubator Grant Program grants are for startups housed in Connecticut incubator facilities.
Description
Lending Partners is the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s directory of state, statewide, and regional business financing resources. It connects businesses of all sizes with direct state assistance, equity investment, capital purchase financing, working capital loans, and local revolving loan funds. The resources support business growth, investment, and the retention or creation of jobs.
Programs include Economic and Manufacturing Assistance Act loans for projects with strong economic development potential, Small Business Boost Fund working capital loans, incubator startup grants, and Connecticut Innovations financing for companies from startup through later stages. Partners also offer technical assistance, business advisory services, real estate and machinery financing, and marketing and business development support. Connecticut Innovations focuses on expanding the state’s economic and technology base.
