Ottawa Community Loan Fund

website:

http://www.oclf.org

Company details

What does it do?

The Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF) provides short-term loans of up to $15,000 to small business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, talented individuals in job specific training (including internationally trained workers), and community groups involved in social enterprise development. Since 2000, the OCLF has provided a unique financing option in the Ottawa area for people with the determination to make a difference in their own lives and in their community. By focusing on the social finance needs in our community, OCLF contributes to the wider prosperity of the Ottawa area. The OCLF has been in the forefront of micro-credit and community economic development in Ottawa since its inception. Clients come to the OCLF because they lack the income, assets, security, or credit history to obtain loans and financing from other sources. Its borrowers are individuals, businesses, and groups with good ideas, experience, and the energy to go after them.

Company snapshot

Company type:	Not-For-Profit
Address:	22 O'Meara Street, Ottawa, ON, CA, K1Y4N6
Telephone:	1-(613)-594-3535
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CEO:	George Brown
Year of incorporation:	2000
Industrial sector:	Financial services
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