Financial information for small business owners
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us or your lender.
Community Business Partnership Loans
CBP’s Business Finance Center, makes a difference in people’s lives by lending to promising small businesses that are unable to secure financing through traditional means. Their goal: to help small businesses become credit worthy so that they can create sustainable income and jobs.
CBP offers financing to startups and small businesses seeking to sustain or grow their enterprises. We offer low interest and low cost financing to help each company achieve their dream of building a successful business. Check out our loan programs below to learn more about how we can help your business and community!
CBP does not provide financing for real estate acquisition, land purchases, or rehabbing.
They provide financing but also share knowledge though the Community Business Partnership family of business assistance providers. We require loan clients to attend informative training sessions and regular counseling sessions to help them become even better business owners.
*Community Business Partnership is an ‘Equal Opportunity Lender’ and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. Click Here to learn more
CBP - SBA Microloan Fund
Community Business Partnership is an approved U.S. Small Business Administration Intermediary Microlender. The SBA Microloan program is designed to assist entrepreneurs and other small businesses with small amounts of financial assistance located in Community Business Partnership’s approved lending market. It is a revolving loan fund funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and is administered by the Community Business Partnership, Inc (CBP).
The mission of this Microloan Program is to integrate micro-level financing with training and technical assistance for startup, newly established, existing, and growing small businesses.
VA Counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford
VA Cities: Fairfax and Falls Church
Loan Amount through CBP: $1,000 - $50,000
Loan Term: Up to 72 months
Fairfax County Microloan Fund
The Fairfax County Small Business Revolving Loan Fund was created by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors through its Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to help small businesses seeking financing that could not access through traditional means. This fund evolved out of the pandemic to continue the advancement of small businesses in the county.
VA County: Fairfax ONLY
VA Towns: Clifton, Herndon, and Town of Vienna
Loan Amount: $1,000 - $30,000
Loan Term: Up to 72 Months
CBP Enterprise Loan Fund
Community Business Partnership created the CBP Enterprise Loan program to support start-ups and established small businesses seeking capital to grow and expand their operations. This program provides financing to qualified small business throughout the:
Washington, DC, MSA region including Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Current Loan Amount: $5,000 - $50,000
Loan Term: Up to 72 Months
Grant Search Sources
Grants.gov
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SAM.gov
The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is an official website of the U.S. Government. There is no cost to use SAM.gov.
You can use this site to:
- Register to do business with the U.S. Government
- Update, renew, or check the status of your entity registration
- Search for entity registration and exclusion records
- Search for assistance listings (formerly CFDA.gov), wage determinations (formerly WDOL.gov), contract opportunities (formerly FBO.gov), and contract data reports (formerly part of FPDS.gov).
- View and submit BioPreferred and Service Contract Reports
- Access publicly available award data via data extracts and system accounts
OpenGrants
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GrantWatch
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We are the #1 grant listing directory featuring more than 28,481 current grants, funding opportunities, awards, and archived grants (that will soon be available again) from foundations, corporations, federal, state, and local government funding sources in the USA, U.S. Territories, & Canada.