This program is designed to encourage downtown businesses to enhance their outdoor sidewalk café spaces to promote a lively, vibrant, and consistent streetscape. The CRA will assist up to $5,000 or 50% of the total cost of eligible products, whichever is less.
Loans & Grants
List of national, state and local resources on funding opportunities. New resources are added as information becomes available.
Downtown Orlando
Sidewalk Café Incentive Program
Area served: Orlando, Florida Audience: Small Business Owners
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
San Francisco Women's Entrepreneurship Fund
The The San Francisco Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund provides mini-grants of up to $5,000 to San Francisco women-owned small businesses for projects and upgrades that will have a transformative impact on the business’ ability to grow. The Fund is established to improve the small business environment for women entrepreneurs in San Francisco and encourage collaboration between women entrepreneurs and local technical assistance providers.
Area served: San Francisco, California Audience: Small Business Owners
Downtown Orlando
Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance (MEBA) Program
The Minority/Women Entrepreneur Business Assistance (MEBA) Program is a small business assistance program that was established to retain existing minority-owned businesses located within the Target Area, and to attract new minority-owned businesses to this area. The MEBA Program can provide qualified new and existing businesses (retail and services) within the Target Area with both non-monetary and financial assistance.
Area served: Orlando, Florida Audience: Small Business Owners
The New Bedford Economic Development Council (NBEDC)
Small Business Assistance through NB100!
This is a new program offered by the NBEDC to promote entrepreneurship, grow local wealth, and strengthen community bonds. Through this program, entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to apply for a $10,000 kick-starter grant after completing technical assistance programming offered by one of our partners.
Area served: New Bedford, Massachusetts Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed
Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County
Entrepreneur Loan Fund
The Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County is now offering low-wealth entrepreneurs the opportunity to acquire the financing needed to grow their businesses. For qualified applicants, the Entrepreneur Loan Fund will provide loans between $2,000 and $30,000.
Area served: Orange County, California Audience: Small Business Owners