CEDF

CEDF was founded in 1994 by the Connecticut Legislature. Back then Governor Lowell Weicker. saw an urgent need for flexible and creative approaches because banks were scaling back small business lending activity. Today, CEDF continues the vision of small business formation, job creation and growth for meaningful economic development throughout Connecticut... The Community Economic Development Fund or CEDF is a mission-driven, nonprofit, Connecticut economic development organization. We provide business loans in disadvantaged communities defined by the state. In other Connecticut municipalities we lend to business borrowers with household incomes below the state median... The CEDF Business Education Center offers learning in a variety of formats at WeTeachSuccess.org. Our online programming includes replays of our webinars and seminars, plus free self-paced financial and marketing courses for Launching or Growing Your Business. Our Chalkboard instructional email newsletter and Small..

Also known as: Community Economic Development Fund

Primary location: Meriden United States