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# CLIMBER Loans | Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade The CLIMBER (Colorado Loans to Increase Mainstreet Business Economic Resiliency) Loan Fund provides up to $250 million in working capital loans to Colorado small businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic and ongoing economic struggles. It is promoting small businesses resiliency, creating and saving jobs, and helps to support the Colorado economy.
Lenders, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), credit unions, and nonprofit lenders can participate and provide loans for their small business customers needing financial assistance. Small businesses with 1 to 99 employees that were financially stable before the pandemic but now need help to survive may apply for working capital loans between $10,000 and $500,000.
Below-market interest rates and a one-year deferred payment option make the program a secure recovery option for small businesses. CLIMBER website(opens in new window) Overall program oversight is from a 5-member Small Business Resiliency Oversight Board, chaired by the State Treasurer.
In addition to the Treasurer, the members of the Board include the designee of the Director of the Colorado Minority Business Office, and three appointed members with executive-level experience in banking or capital markets.
The Board is charged by statute for developing criteria for loan eligibility, setting loan product parameters, ensuring equitable access to capital across all 64 Colorado counties, collecting loan data, and establishing other requirements.
* Treasurer Dave Young, Chair **Amount:** $10,000 to $500,000 **OEDIT division:**Business Funding and Incentives **Image description:** Business testimonial highlighting Dr. Kenya Lee, Co-Founder and Lead Doctor of PureLee Redefined accessed the CLIMBER Loans resource.
Headline of the testimonial says "Capital to Propel Your Business Forward" with a quote below this by Dr. Kenya Lee that says "I can't say enough about Good Capital, using Colorado’s CLIMBER Loan Fund, and how grateful I am to obtain funding with them. The process was easy, and the funds were received rapidly, enabling my business to pay off and even purchase additional equipment and get 2024 off to a great start.
If you need capital, yet want to avoid the long delays, repeated requests for documents, and the back-and-forth frustration that comes with traditional loans, this is your place." ## 2026 Meeting Agendas and Minutes The CLIMBER Board is required to meet on a quarterly basis. The board meeting dates are to be determined by the board and subject to change at the boards discretion.
Below are links to the 2026 CLIMBER meeting Agendas and Minutes. For reference, when accessing these links, they will open up in a new window and will be a Google Document. To see minutes from past years, please visit our CLIMBER Archives(opens in new window).
* April 20, 2026, CLIMBER Board Meeting Agenda(opens in new window) * January 30, 2026, CLIMBER Board Meeting Agenda(opens in new window) Submitted by [user:field_first_name] CLIMBER Senior Program Manager Colorado Startup Loan Fund(opens in new window) Cash Collateral Support(opens in new window) Colorado Credit Reserve(opens in new window) Community Development Block Grant Business Loan(opens in new window) Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) A Colorado Governor's Office state agency 1600 Broadway, Ste.
2500, Denver, CO 80202 Staff meets by appointment only. Business Funding and Incentives Colorado Creative Industries Colorado Employee Ownership Office Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office Colorado Small Business Development Center Global Business Development ## [](https://oedit. colorado.
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