Self-Help: Lending and Industry Expertise for Businesses and Nonprofits
Self-Help makes loans to businesses, nonprofits, commercial developments, and public charter schools.
Our vision is an America of thriving families, businesses, and communities, where everyone has economic opportunity. To date, we have loaned over $392 million to thousands of businesses and nonprofits.
We lend to businesses that make a difference.
- Manufacturers that provide quality jobs
- Health Care Businesses
- Environmentally Sustainable Enterprises
- Commercial Real Estate Developments that revitalize low-wealth communities
- Community Facilities, such as: child care, public charter schools, health care and churches that stabilize neighborhoods
- Small businesses that create jobs and other opportunities where they're most needed
- Nonprofits
You can use a Self-Help loan for any business need: starting, buying, or expanding a business; purchasing real estate; acquiring equipment; buying inventory.
Where We Lend
North Carolina: We lend to businesses and nonprofits throughout North Carolina. To find a business lender in other states, please visit the Opportunity Finance Network or the National Federation of CDCUs.
Nationally: We make loans of $500,000 or more to charter schools and commercial developments in low-income communities across the country.
- Learn more about our loan products
- Apply for a loan
