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 goal 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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You’ve got the idea, you have a rough plan to make it into a business, but now you need a plan to ask for funding. Writing a business plan is a crucial part of starting your entrepreneurial journey. It’s your map of how you’re going to ensure the business is successful. There are pieces of information that shouldn’t be left out, either.
As a business, it may become clear at some point that you’ll need access to funding without the wait. That’s where a business line of credit comes into play.
A business line of credit is a small business loan that is available to start-ups or existing businesses that need quick access to money.
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