RIEDC offers financing programs for businesses in all phases of development. From small business loans to expansion financing, RIEDC can assemble a complete financial package to meet your business needs. RIEDC also serves as a clearing house for special business and tax incentives available through the state, streamlining your access to all of the benefits available to companies locating or expanding in Rhode Island.
Tax Exempt Bonds: RIIFC issues tax-exempt revenue bonds for companies exploring various manufacturing projects with a $20 million maximum limit per project. Taxable Bonds: For businesses that want to branch out into a commercial enterprise, including building tourist-travel facilities, RIIFC offers taxable bonds.
RIEDC offers mortgage insurance through the Rhode Island Industrial - Recreational Building Authority (IRBA). The maximum amount a business can borrow through this program is $5 million.
For smaller businesses looking for a direct, fully-secured loan, the Small Business Loan Fund provides up to $500,000 for manufacturing businesses and $250,000 for non-manufacturing businesses.
Very small scale or micro-business entrepreneurs have unique challenges in getting started, financing and growing. The micro-business loan program assists start-up or existing businesses that employ less than five people and generate less than $500,000 in annual revenues.
TURF is a non-profit community development financial institution certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide loans and equity-like investments to developers and not-for-profit organizations involved in the revitalization of commercial properties in urban areas.
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