Government Funding is one of the many ways cooperatives can get funding. There are many government funding options. Most relevantly of which is the Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan and the California Small Business Loan
It might seem like there are limited ways to find funding for your business. Other than the conventional ways that include debt financing, equity financing and government financing there are alternative ways to raise capital
Equity financing is typically received in exchange for an ownership share in the business. Because cooperatives are unique and are not the default way to run a business, there can be many obstacles in obtaining
Debt financing is one way for cooperatives to receive financing for their cooperative. Debt financing might be right for you if you don’t want the lender to have an ownership share. What is debt financing?
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