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The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) is a government agency responsible for the licensing, supervision and regulation of Tier-4 micro finance institutions, money lenders, savings cooperatives and any money-lending institution with capital of less than USh500 million (US$140,000).
Unlike most bank loans to small businesses, government loans may be unsecured. Loan guarantees – Under the Canadian Small Business Financing Act, [1] the federal government may guarantee a financial institution's loan to a small business, to a maximum of 85 percent. If the borrower defaults on a loan, the bank is protected, and therefore more ...
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC; French: Banque de développement du Canada) is a Crown corporation and national development bank wholly owned by the Government of Canada, mandated to help create and develop Canadian businesses through financing, growth and transition capital, venture capital and advisory services, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.
In May 2014, Fundingportal was registered by Canadian regulatory authorities as an Exempt Market Dealer (EMD) portal able to assist companies into both sources of government funding and capital markets. [4] In May 2016, Fundingportal's CEO, Terry Kirk, was presented the EY Sara Kirke Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. [5]
Over the past five years, minority-owned firms were more likely to use personal savings to cover business expenses than other sources of funding. Federal small business grants for minorities 1 ...
Canada Business Network (CBN) (French: Réseau Entreprises Canada) is a collaborative arrangement among Canadian federal government departments and agencies, provincial and territorial governments, and not-for-profit entities 1. Its aim is to provide small and medium Canadian businesses and enterprising organizations with the resources they ...
Find Out: The Hidden Costs of Running a Small Business. The Small Business Administration. The U.S. Small Business Administration was created in 1953 as an arm of the federal government designed ...
Before 2015, the Cabinet position responsible for small business was filled by either a Minister of State or Secretary of State.On November 4, 2015, upon the formation of the 29th Canadian Ministry, the position was named Minister of Small Business and Tourism without "of State" but remained formally a Minister of State "to assist the Minister of Industry" (the senior portfolio now styled as ...