About Business Impact NW
Support for small businesses at every stage.
Who We Are
Who We Are
Business Impact NW is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). We provide coaching, classes, and access to loans to small businesses across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, serving entrepreneurs at every stage of their business growth, from early ideas to established businesses. Since 1997, we have been serving the community.
Who We Serve
We are dedicated to helping underbanked entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on working with socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the financial and business sectors. Our services are open to all.
Our Approach
Because of our community impact mission, our lending guidelines are more flexible than those of traditional banks. While careful in our decision-making process, we are able to take considered risks on entrepreneurs who would not otherwise have access to financial services.
Our Background
Our organization was founded as the Seattle Economic Development Fund and was previously known as Community Capital Development. Business Impact NW is a certified, rated, and regulated financial institution. It is not a U.S. or state government agency. Learn more about Business Impact NW's lending, programs, and impact on our FAQ page.
Our Mission
Growing businesses that create jobs in underserved communities.
Our Vision
All businesses owners have an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our North Star Goal
Business Impact NW is committed to supporting the creation and growth of 5,000 financially sustainable small businesses by 2030.
What Guides Our Work
Our Values
Integrity
We affirm our commitment to continue to model and demonstrate a strong personal moral code rooted in truthfulness, transparent communication, and accountability.
Community
We dedicate ourselves to deliver on trust, empathy, and a collaborative work ethic to our stakeholders, resource partners, and those with whom we share a relationship established in common values.
Inclusivity
We perpetuate the ongoing process of recognizing, validating, and appreciating the uniqueness of all, and to provide equal access to support and encouragement, and to authentically welcome all people, their beliefs, and their voices.
Celebration
We rejoice—through word, deed, and time—in honoring, sharing, and jubilantly recognizing the efforts, milestones, and victories which comprise the unique journeys of those we serve and know.
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