As the Outreach Coordinator for Community Lending Works (the lending arm of Nedco) my goal is to get the word out that we will do start up and growth lending. Micro loans as little as $300 to $75,000 for our small business loans. We are a non profit, CDFI (community development financial institution). We work with people to put legs on their dream of owning a small business, and get them up and running. We continue the relationship beyond funding the loan. Ultimately our goal is to get you to a place where you can get standard bank financing in the future.