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Polis Administration Announces: Cannabis Business Loan Program Top Women in Colorado 2025 Best Places to Work in Colorado 2026 Colorado Companies to Watch Faces of Colorado Business 2024 People on the Move Submission Travel, Tourism & Recreation Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Category: - Date: - Author: Polis Administration Announces: Cannabis Business Loan Program How Colorado is planting seeds for cannabis industry expansion with new cannabis business loan program.
ColoradoBiz Staff // April 25, 2023 // Polis Administration Announces: Cannabis Business Loan Program How Colorado is planting seeds for cannabis industry expansion with new cannabis business loan program.
ColoradoBiz Staff // April 25, 2023 // Earlier this week, Gov. Polis and the Cannabis Business Office (CBO) within the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the Cannabis Business Loan Program for social equity licensed cannabis businesses in Colorado.
The CBO has partnered with mission-based lender NuProject to provide financing that is not otherwise available to cannabis businesses through traditional lenders. “This landmark loan program will create and retain 239 good-paying jobs and promote equity in the cannabis industry by providing growing businesses access to funding,” Gov. Polis said.
“I am committed to saving small businesses money and ensuring our state remains a great place to start and run a business in every industry. Thank you to NuProject for partnering with Colorado on this exciting milestone and working to support innovation in Colorado’s cannabis industry.
” READ: Native Roots Guest Commentary — Inclusivity in the Cannabis Industry Traditional funding sources designated for small businesses often preclude the cannabis industry, causing cannabis business owners to experience increased difficulty accessing capital as they grow their businesses.
To help fill this funding gap, the Cannabis Business Loan Program will provide loans between $50,000 and $150,000 for renovations or expansions, the purchase of equipment, real estate or use as working capital. Loans will have favorable and manageable terms based on borrower needs. NuProject, which has a proven history of lending to cannabis businesses, specializes in mission-based and character-based lending.
These practices help business owners obtain loans even if they have limited cash flow, lack the traditional assets necessary to secure financing or have experienced other challenges obtaining financing. NuProject also provides educational assistance and mentorship to assist business owners in preparing for loan applications.
“NuProject is committed to redirecting the typical flow of financing so that small business owners in the cannabis industry, especially those who’ve been historically excluded from access to capital, can access the resources they need to grow their businesses.
When cannabis business owners have access to financial support and the know-how to put that funding to work, they can run better businesses and have the opportunity to build generational wealth through the cannabis industry,” said Jeannette Ward Horton, NuProject CEO. NuProject and the CBO will manage the Cannabis Business Loan Program as a revolving loan fund.
As loans are repaid, the interest generated will be reinvested into the fund to support future borrowers. The initial $1 million investment is expected to lend $2. 9 million over the next 10 years, creating and retaining important jobs in Colorado.
“Colorado’s Cannabis Business Loan Program is at the forefront of the cannabis industry, creating a new model to help these small business owners access the resources they need to grow and thrive. Together with NuProject, the Cannabis Business Office is making it possible for cannabis businesses to grow, create new jobs and contribute to a Colorado economy that works for everyone,” said Eve Liberman, OEDIT Executive Director.
The Cannabis Business Loan Program announced this week is the third CBO funding source available for Colorado’s social equity licensed cannabis businesses. The Cannabis Business Grant , launched in 2021, provides $25,000 Foundational Grants to help early stage cannabis businesses with their startup needs and $50,000 Growth Grants to support existing cannabis businesses as they grow or refine their operations.
The Cannabis Business Loan Program is designed to support larger, more established cannabis businesses as they continue to grow. NuProject works to build generational wealth and opportunity via the legal cannabis industry for the communities most harmed by cannabis criminalization. To that end, NuProject provides diverse-owned cannabis businesses with funding, coaching, and connections.
Since founding in 2018, NuProject has delivered more than 1900 hours of coaching and funded $2. 3M in loans and grants to historically underserved entrepreneurs. 100% of NuProject’s loans have been funded to socially and economically disadvantaged-owned businesses across five U.S. states and Canada.
Culturally responsive and mission-driven, NuProject’s lending approach was designed for equitable funding. Visit www. nuproject.
org for more information. About Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) works with partners to create a positive business climate that encourages dynamic economic development and sustainable job growth.
Under the leadership of Governor Jared Polis, we strive to advance the State’s economy through financial and technical assistance that fosters local and regional economic development activities throughout Colorado. OEDIT offers a host of programs and services tailored to support business development at every level including business retention services, business relocation services, and business funding and incentives.
Our office includes the Global Business Development division; Colorado Tourism Office; Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office; Colorado Creative Industries; Business Financing & Incentives division; the Colorado Small Business Development Network; Cannabis Business Office; Colorado Office of Film, TV & Media; the Minority Business Office; Employee Ownership Office; and Rural Opportunity Office. Learn more at oedit. colorado.
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