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TruFund Financial Services – Small Business Lending for Women-Owned Businesses (Louisiana)

TruFund is a New Orleans-based CDFI that explicitly targets women-owned and minority-owned small businesses that cannot access conventional lending; $33M+ deployed in Louisiana since 2006; covers New Orleans metro, Baton Rouge Capital Region, and central and north Louisiana; part of Invest NOLA collaborative scaling woman-owned businesses.

About this program

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Eligibility

Women-owned and other underserved small businesses in Louisiana that cannot obtain loans from conventional lenders; focus on historically underserved low-to-moderate income communities; statewide coverage.

Requirements

  • Louisiana-based small business or startup
  • Unable to obtain loan from conventional lenders on reasonable terms
  • Contact TruFund Louisiana at Louisiana@trufund.org or (504) 884-0607