Program Terms and Conditions

• Loan Amount: up to $100,000

• Interest rate: 0% for first year, 2% for balance of loan term

• Loan payment deferral period: 1 year

• Loan Terms: 7 years

• Fees: none

• Pre-payment penalties: none

• Collateral/security: personal guarantees not required, business and corporate guarantees as appropriate, other security as deemed appropriate by the URA.

• Use of funds: hiring and payroll, inventory, sales/marketing, e-commerce, rent, utilities, insurance, and other approved fixed costs related to business recovery or growth.

FORGIVABLE LOANS FOR PENNSYLVANIA SMALL BUSINESSES

The COVID-19 crisis has put millions of small business jobs at risk. We’re here to help.

The nonprofit Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund provides forgivable loans up to $3,000 to small businesses in need.

Pennsylvania businesses that qualify for assistance from the Fund are:

- For-profit small businesses that employ three to 30 people;

- Based in Pennsylvania and have been operating for at least one year;

- Owned and operated by a Pennsylvania resident.

The funds dispersed to small businesses by the Pennsylvania 30 Day fund do not need to be repaid. If businesses who receive the Fund’s assistance do, at a later date, wish to “pay it forward” to another Pennsylvania small business in need of assistance, they may do so by directing those dollars back to the Fund, which will disburse the funding to another Pennsylvania business in need.

COVID-19 Small Business Fund

URA created the COVID-19 Small Business Fund. The fund will assist in mitigating the COVID-19 economic impact, and help small businesses stabilize in the face of these uncertain economic times.

Recovery Loan

• Loan Amount: Up to $75,000

• Interest Rate: 0% for first year, 2% for balance of loan term

• Deferral Period: 1 year

• Length of Loan: 7 years

• Fees: None

Micro-Enterprise Loan Program

Financing for startup and small businesses that need capital to launch or grow a business. This program provides loans of up to $30,000 for working capital, equipment, inventory, and leasehold improvements.

Program Guidelines

Loan Details

• Loan amount $1,000 +

• Interest rate: Prime + 2%

• Term: 0-18 months

• Term loan or line of credit

Eligibility​​

• Meet the character requirements of Axiom Advancement Corporation general underwriting

• Abide by all other terms and conditions of Axiom Advancement Corporation lending and small business expectations and requirements

• Prequalification- Referral from RCI's BizFit Program and/or Kiva Pittsburgh

Kiva's loans are crowdfunded by lenders around the world looking to invest in small businesses like yours.

• Submit an online application. This application collects personal and business information as well as the images and narrative that will make up your public loan profile.

• After you application has been approved, it will be posted publicly on the Kiva site.

For more information on rates and payment plans contact the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation.

The EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) program is designed to provide economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue due to COVID-19. EIDL proceeds can be used to cover a wide array of working capital and normal operating expenses, such as continuation to health care benefits, rent, utilities, and fixed debt payments.