ECDI - Economic and Community Development Institute Email Format

Financial ServicesOhio, United States51-200 Employees

ECDI - Economic and Community Development Institute is a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit organization established in 2004 that operates as a community development financial institution and a major intermediary micro-lender within the U.S. SBA framework. It serves small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs by providing a combination of lending, education, and support through offices in Columbus, Cleveland, and Akron, with a mission to invest in people to generate measurable social and economic change. As a designated CDFI and a leading SBA intermediary microlender, ECDI focuses on enabling business creation, growth, and job retention, drawing on a suite of programs to assist thousands of individuals and thousands of loans since its inception. A recent development includes the introduction of an Express Small Business Loan to offer more rapid, affordable funding to entrepreneurs ready to scale their ventures.

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