$15K

MicroLoans

Kiva Loan

Empower Loan Arvest Opportunity Loan Alt-Cap

MicroLoan for Creative.

Over $15K -$500K

Small Business Loan

Arvest Opportunity Loan

BMO Zero Barriers to Business

Alt-Cap Small Business Loan Freedmen's International Bancshares

500k TO $10 MIL

Business and Commercial Loans

First Merchant Financial

Services Schedule an appointment with our Loan Manager to determine what funding would be best for your business. We provide loan prep sessions to ensure you have met the submission requirements for a loan

Grants

Small Business Grants

Schedule an appointment for our Community Entrepreneur Support Liaison to visit your business and assist you in determining what services or grants will best fit your business.

The Loan

0% interest loans up to $15,000

Repayment terms of up to 36 months, grace periods are available for agriculture businesses

Funded by hundreds of lenders from around the world in increments of $25

You qualify for 2x your first loan if you pay it back on time and apply for a second

Who is eligible?

A Kiva U.S. borrower must…

Be at least 18 years old

Not currently be in bankruptcy or foreclosure

Use the loan for a legal business

Have a PayPal account or the ability to set one up

How does it work?

Entrepreneurs that meet the minimum requirements can apply for a 0% interest loan from $1,000-$15,000.

After an application gets reviewed by the Kiva Kansas City small business advisor, borrowers enter into a private fundraising period. They invite 20-25 family, friends, customers, and community members to be their first lenders.

After the private period the loan then goes public on the Kiva website where any lender around the world can support their business.

Once the funding goal is met, the funds are disbursed and repayment begins one month later.

Borrowers can come back and borrow again as many times as they need to as long as they payback their loans on time.

Character Over Credit Score

Kiva and The Black MasterMind Group care about you character, rather than your financial background.

You are not barred from a loan for not having strong credit scores, collateral, business plans, or financial statements.

You establish your reputation and community of support by inviting lenders from your network. Unlike other crowdfunding platforms, the Kiva community of 1.9 million lenders funds the majority of the loan amount.

Crowd Capabilities

Gain free marketing exposure to 1.9 million potential customers and champions for you business. Established connections to people who can support your businessJoin the global community of millions of people committed to empower entrepreneurs around the world.

What can you do with $15,000?

Here’s a few ideas for Kiva loans!

Upgrade equipment and renovate your space

Gain working capital or add inventory

Hire another set of hands

Pay for certifications and licensing

Build a website and invest in marketing

About Kiva

Kiva has learned that to best provide access to capital to underserved entrepreneurs and communities, offering both an intuitive Kiva platform and higher-touch hands-on assistance from a local Kiva ambassador proves most successful.

Kiva operates best as an access-to-capital tool that is leveraged by local communities . A Kiva Hub is a market where Kiva has developed a partnership working with local stakeholders and economic leaders to make capital accessible to the most excluded clients. They employ full-time or part-time Capital Access Manager who oversees the entire applicant pool to support borrowers in accessing Kiva loans as well as navigating the capital ladder unique to that community. In order to support the work that these individuals do, Kiva provides exclusive tools, training, and access to Kiva platform to this employee.

Currently 47 communities host Kiva Hubs including Detroit, MI; Milwaukee, WI; Madison, WI; Tulsa, OK; Rochester, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Baltimore, MD; New Orleans, LA; Chattanooga, TN; Columbus, OH; and Puerto Rico.