Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development

Mission: Mcdc partners with people and communities that want to prosper, providing innovative financing and business development products that create income opportunities for all members of our community. Our role is to foster a resilient economy that is built on the inherent strengths of the people and the place where we live. Since 1989, montana cdc has served hundreds of entrepreneurs with loans, consulting and training. The businesses our clients create help sustain their local communities and provide jobs in montana and idaho. In addition to our consulting and revolving loan fund services, montana cdc is a community development entity (cde) and eligible to make new market tax credit enhanced loans through limited liability companies in which montana cdc is the managing member. These entitys missions are to provide loans to qualified businesses in low-income communities. Our primary service areas are the states of montana and idaho. Montana cdc is an equal opportunity lender and employer.

Programs: Business loans: provides direct loan funds and related services to borrowers and loan applicants. These funds are used for loans to small and micro-businesses from proceeds of loans and grants from the montana department of commerce, the small business administration(sba), united states department of treasury, united states department of agriculture, united states department of commerce, local governments, and private organizations. Lending related technical assistance is funded by grants and loan earnings.

business consulting and special projects: state, federal, and private contract and grant programs provide technical assistance to small businesses. This program's goal is to build management capacity among entrepreneurs.