Colorado Enterprise Fund

Founded in 1976, Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF) is an award-winning nonprofit small business lender and certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides loans up to $1,000,000 to Colorado-based small businesses and startups unable to secure traditional bank financing. With a mission to accelerate community prosperity by supporting small businesses and economic development, CEF has disbursed over $315 million in capital to more than 8,400 businesses to help create and retain over 32,500 jobs in Colorado. CEF offers many different loan solutions to meet our borrowers' needs. CEF provides flexible, low-barrier loans to be used for working capital, equipment, inventory, business purchase, property improvements, and more. CEF is more than just an SBA microlender, providing loans for business debt consolidation, gap financing, commercial real estate and more. CEF also provides free Business Navigation Services (coaching) to our borrowers. This can include business planning, marketing & sales, finance & accounting, and much more. CEF has provided over 53,000 hours of educational/coaching services to our borrowers.