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The Northland Foundation is a certified Community Development Financial Institution providing flexible financing and technical assistance to businesses and some nonprofits in our region.
Flexible Business Financing
The Northland Foundation is not a bank or credit union, although we often partner with traditional commercial lenders to put loans together.
In many cases, we help fill the gap between how much the borrower needs and how much their bank is able to lend. We can also originate loans ourselves, including SBA loans.
We have many financing tools available to us, to work with borrowers and other lenders to find the best solution.
Access to Loans for More People
The Northland Foundation is open to serving businesses of all sizes in the Minnesota counties and Native nations that make up our service area.
We have a strong interest in helping those who might otherwise have a harder time getting the full amount of funding they need. These include small start-ups and entrepreneurs who are veterans; women; Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; LGBTQ+; low income; living with a disability; and/or located in economically depressed or very rural communities.
Small Business Development Center
In 2019, we became the host organization for the region’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Northland SBDC program serves our same geographic region.
Professional consultants are available to help people in the region to start, manage, or grow a business. Consulting services are offered at no cost to clients!
Non-discrimination Notice: The Northland Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status with regards to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. To file a complaint of discrimination, call (202) 622-1160 or write to:
Department of Treasury
Office of Civil Rights and Diversity
1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington D.C. 20220