Diversity Lender
SBA Community Advantage
Community Advantage Loans
Loan Amount
Up to $250K
Rate
Prime + up to 6%
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Program overview
How SBA Community Advantage's diversity lending program works.
SBA program providing loans up to $250,000 to small businesses in underserved markets. 85% SBA guarantee. Interest capped at Prime + 6%.
Certifications accepted
Which certifications qualify a business for this program.
SBA Community Advantage'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 SBA Community Advantage sets at application.
Small businesses in underserved markets. Women, minorities, and veterans prioritized.
What else this certification opens
Corporate buyers that accept the same certifications.
The certifications SBA Community Advantage 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.