Financial Services

Loans and Advisory Services Providing Assistance to Small Business

Financial Services
- Loans, guarantees or equity investment to a maximum of $150,000 per project
- Reasonable interest rates
- Repayment terms tailored to suit individual business needs
- Work cooperatively with local financial institutions to meet individual needs

 

Lending Criteria
- Start-up or existing business
- Viability demonstrated through business plan
- Business located on the Sunshine Coast
- Competent management
- Creates or maintains employment
- Ability to repay
- Inability to secure adequate funding under reasonable terms elsewhere
- Reasonable personal investment
- Provision of adequate security

Application Process
- Make an appointment to meet with a Business Advisor to discuss your requirements.
- Draft a business plan (Business plan workbook and Cash flow also available in our
  Resource Library).
- Your Business Advisor can help you with business planning.
- Determine specific financial requirements.
- Through consultation with the Business Advisor, develop a plan of action for acquiring
  financing. You may be required to make application to a bank or credit union.
- Applications meeting Community Futures criteria will be presented by the Business
  Advisor to a monthly meeting of the Community Futures Investment and Loan
  Committee.
- The Investment and Loan Committee approves applications determined suitable for
  Community Futures financial support.

Our Loans Officers are:
Sharon Anderchek, Loans Manager & Tracey Hincks, Business Advisor
email Sharon Anderchek                      email Tracey Hincks

To make an inquiry please email us at: loans@communityfutures.org

Your Business Advisor can help you with the application process.