{"id":1365,"date":"2023-02-19T08:54:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.dionalex.ca\/?page_id=1365"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:58:22","slug":"business-loan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/en\/financing\/business-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover sadc-top-banner\" id=\"banner-2015192095\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Depanneur-Thompson.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1097737672\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x5 md-x0 lg-x0 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text \">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n<h1>Business Loan<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h4>Loans from $5,000 to $150,000  <\/h4>\n<p class=\"lead\">Available to Pontiac entrepreneurs looking to start, buy, expand or modernize a business.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/en\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button primary\" style=\"padding:10px 35px 10px 35px;\">\n\t\t<span>Talk to an advisor<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-Application-for-financing-2024-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary is-outline\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"padding:10px 35px 10px 35px;\">\n\t\t<span>Download the form<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1097737672 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1097737672 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 105%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1097737672 {\n    width: 45%;\n  }\n  #text-box-1097737672 .text-box-content {\n    font-size: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-2015192095 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n  background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);\n}\n#banner-2015192095 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n#banner-2015192095 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 62% 60%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-2015192095 {\n    padding-top: 700px;\n  }\n  #banner-2015192095 .overlay {\n    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1480721874\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-263768415\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1186186358\" class=\"col medium-10 small-11 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n<h2>More than just a business loan<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We focus our financial assistance on small businesses and provide our entrepreneurs with the tools and resources they need to foster growth and development.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1480721874 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n  padding-bottom: 25px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1480721874 {\n    padding-top: 100px;\n    padding-bottom: 100px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1137923\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-830389064\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-804752239\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3780706712\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Eligible projects<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3780706712 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3463829477\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Business categories and sectors that are already saturated locally will not be financed. Can be used to acquire, start up, expand or modernize a business. An application for financing for existing debt is not eligible.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3463829477 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1470742540\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1470742540 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h5><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Priority sectors:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">Manufacturing and processing<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">Information technology<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">Services and tourism<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">The business project must create\/conserve jobs and the proposal must demonstrate<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">innovative and not a threat to another local business<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">viability and growth potential<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">the entrepreneurial and personal strengths of the promoter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<div id=\"gap-147638917\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-147638917 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h5><span data-text-color=\"primary\">The promoter must also:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">Inject fund<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">own and operate the business in the SADC Pontiac territory<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">take advantage of free follow-up techniques and services<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\">provide a personal guarantee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1304707223\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1304707223 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-312193596\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-312193596 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Other elements may be required and will be discussed between the promoter and the advisor as needed.  <\/p>\n<p>We invest in businesses and projects that promote the economic vitality of our regions and create jobs. Our funds are managed by the community and the income generated by our funds is reinvested in other projects, creating ever more wealth locally.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1137923 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n  padding-bottom: 25px;\n  background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1137923 {\n    padding-top: 100px;\n    padding-bottom: 100px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section greentogray\" id=\"section_461698332\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-516022343\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-277097885\" class=\"col cta-bg medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover cta-banner\" id=\"banner-871625937\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SADC_Pattern-1280x809.png\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1292777522\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text \">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2>Ready to get started<span data-text-color=\"primary\">?<\/span><br \/>\nTell us about your project<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-977565174\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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