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Small businesses build strong communities, and we’re here to support the people who build them. Lending Avenue offers a simple, supportive path for entrepreneurs who often feel overlooked by traditional lenders. From your first question to your final milestone, we’re committed to helping you access the capital and guidance you need to thrive.
Everyone deserves a chance, and we’re here to help small business owners seize theirs. Your vision is your opportunity, and your success becomes our success.
Lending Avenue® is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), created to provide lending to historically underserved small businesses.
With greater flexibility through a streamlined loan approval process and without the predatory tactics of fly-by-night lending outfits, the small businesses we serve can begin to realize their full potential to make their dreams come true.
Build Your Credit
If every journey begins with a single step, successful start-ups can rely on a strategic investment of limited capital to help them get their foot in the door with a small business.
Make Your Idea Reality
An idea has taken root, a business plan is in place, and it’s time to get rolling. A quick injection of new capital accelerates the start-up along the first stretch of its carefully-crafted route.
Fuel Your Business
For the next stage of the journey, it’s time to climb. As an established operation, the small business needs an expanded amount of assistance to reach the next phase.
What happens when the right person finds the right capital at exactly the right time? Meet Melba Wiley, Director of Wee Care Learning Center in Longview, Texas. Stories like Melba’s show us what’s possible when support and opportunity come together. We do our best to meet borrowers where they are and provide the tools and resources needed to reach that next milestone. Click on the video and hear Melba’s story for yourself!