Programs
Navigation Program
Our flagship Navigation Program begins with a one-on-one session between you and an Alliance Navigator. That session typically lasts between 45 – 60 minutes, and allows us to talk through where you are on your business journey, your short- and long-term business goals, and any feedback about programs you’ve already gone through and/or capital providers you’ve already worked with. At the end of the session, we collaboratively identify potential next steps to get you closer to your goals.
After your initial session, we will create a Resource Roadmap for you, and send out any warm introductions that you request. We’re available for regular check-ins to help you track your progress and assess any new resource needs you might be facing.
SCALE Program
SCALE: Success, Capital Access and Leadership for Entrepreneurs was created by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to help California’s diverse small businesses across the state access more resources to start up, grow, and create jobs.
Alliance for Community Development is proud to participate in the SCALE Program as a resource partner. Through this initiative, we will provide direct Technical Assistance to entrepreneurs seeking funding, and connect entrepreneurs with a larger network of partners who can provide all the resources they need to be ready to receive a loan.
El Programa SCALE fue creado para ayudar a las pequeñas empresas diversas de California a acceder a más recursos para iniciar, crecer y crear empleos. Este programa está disponible en español. Si necesita ayuda para navegarlo, contáctenos.
Funding for this $25.3 million Program comes from the U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which was created by the U.S. Congress in 2010 and reauthorized through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Additionally, it will support the deployment of $1.1 billion in federal funding separately approved for capital support programs from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) and the California Pollution Control Financing Authority. Lenders across the state are expected to leverage the $1.1 billion in funding for existing capital support programs into $18 billion in new loans for small businesses.
This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by a subaward made under federal award number SSBCI-21031-0018 awarded to the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.