Diversity Lender
LiftFund
Small Business Loans
Loan Amount
$500 - $1M
Rate
8% - 18%
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Program overview
How LiftFund's diversity lending program works.
Nonprofit CDFI supporting small business owners with nearly $1 billion in funding for 28,000+ businesses. Created and retained 104,000 jobs. Provides loans and technical support in 13 Southeast states.
Certifications accepted
Which certifications qualify a business for this program.
LiftFund's diversity lending program is open to businesses holding any of the certifications below. Lenders verify the certification at underwriting, so the certificate needs to be active and in good standing at the time you apply.
Underwriting requirements
Minimums LiftFund sets at application.
Small business owners with limited access to capital. Startups considered.
What else this certification opens
Corporate buyers that accept the same certifications.
The certifications LiftFund accepts also unlock the corporate supplier diversity programs below. So the same certification that gets you working capital here can register you as a supplier with these companies.
Compare other lenders
Adjacent diversity lending programs.
Before you borrow
Diversity lenders verify certification at underwriting.
Almost every diversity lender requires an active diverse-business certification on file before approving a loan. The quiz checks which certifications you qualify for and matches them to the lenders that recognize each one, so you can sequence the certification first and the financing second instead of getting denied at underwriting.