Welcome to Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, small business loan products for the Lehigh Valley!
Rising Tide Community Loan Fund helps the local economy thrive by offering loan products to startup and established small businesses in our community whose risk factors make it difficult to obtain traditional business funding.
These loans are designed to support startup business costs or expansion costs for existing businesses. All small businesses – startups and established – are eligible to apply.
Available to established companies, these loans can provide additional working capital, help fund an expansion and more.
Designed for business startup and growth, these loans are available to all companies within Bethlehem, Pennsylvania city limits.
Lines of Credit are ideal solutions for providing seasonal working capital or funds for inventory management. All small businesses – startups and established – are eligible to apply.
All the forms you need to apply for a Rising Tide Community Fund Loan are available online. However, we encourage all applicants to Read the FAQs before starting the processes, and to reach out for technical assistance and advice as needed.
We offer microloans, technical resources and marketing assistance to business owners where resources and opportunities for growth are limited.
Rising Tide’s mission is to support the startup and established small businesses whose risk factors make it difficult to obtain funds from traditional lenders, but who inevitably make up the backbone of a thriving local economy.
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