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ACCION USA is a nonprofit, community based organization whose mission is to improve the lives of low and moderate-income individuals in the United States by providing credit and other financial services. ACCION USA provides small business loans at competitive interest rates that range from 2 – 60 month terms.
The mission of the City of Savannah’s Economic Development Department is to facilitate the development of activities that assist in fostering and sustaining diversified economies to engender a strong local economy, provide for a better quality of life in Savannah neighborhoods and decrease the number of individuals living below the poverty level through business development and enhancement, community and corridor revitalization, and asset building. The Economic Development Department is in the Bureau of Public Development and operates the Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Program, and is responsible for the revitalization of 16 targeted corridors. Other activities within the department include Financial Literacy training, partnership in an Individual Development Account Program with the Economic Opportunities Authority (EOA) and participation in a collaboration to provide a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to maximize tax refunds for persons with low to moderate incomes through the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Savannah Development and Renewal Authority (SDRA) is a public authority established to enhance revitalization and redevelopment of Greater Downtown Savannah.
The mission of the SDRA is to lead a coordinated strategy of economic development and civic design strengthening Greater Downtown Savannah as the heart of Savannah for all Savannahians, the economic hub of the region, a prosperous place for business and institutions, and an attractive urban environment for residents and visitors.
SDRA has a Business Resource Center, a one-stop shop which houses information to assist existing and prospective business owners with business start-up, expansion and relocation. The Resource Center houses lists of available properties, information on property improvement programs, information on business counseling services, and material on local, state, and regional development and property rehabilitation tools.
Small Business Assistance Corporation (SBAC) is a specialized, nonprofit business development organization licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration and certified by the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund of the Department of Treasury to deliver small business development loan programs. SBAC has been in full operation since September 1989. Services include, but are not limited to:
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