A worthy incentive
A financial tool for businesses who measure—and are committed to improving—their social and environmental impact.
The Impact Loan incentivizes and rewards for-profit businesses that focus on their social and environmental impact.
Through our Impact Loan, entrepreneurs are rewarded with flexible terms, lower interest rates, and one-on-one consulting. Entrepreneurs who receive the Impact Loan are committed to improving their social and environmental performance in the community as indicated by their B Impact Assessment score.
Ready to get started?
Sign up today for your free Discovery Meeting. This session is focused on your story, mission, and goals, and how ASSETS can help you elevate and build your business.
*ASSETS is authorized to lend in the following Central Pennsylvania Counties: Lancaster, York, Berks, Dauphin, and Lebanon. If your business is located elsewhere, the Community Lending program is unable to assist you at this time.
The Gateway to Several Benefits
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Access to Lump Sum of Money
of $10,000 – $50,000 for your business
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Low Interest Rate
based upon business impact assessment
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Impact Measurement & Improvement
with a complimentary business impact assessment
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Technical Assistance
with one-on-one financial consulting
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Dive into the details of our loan process from beginning to end, and learn how to start the loan application process!
Take me there! »How it works
Established for for-profit businesses who are already—or are committed to—creating improvement plans for their businesses through the B Impact Assessment tool at ASSETS.
Begin the application process by scheduling a free Discovery Call to chat through your interests and needs.
Impact Loans range from $10,000 to $50,000, depending on the financial capability of the business. Credit requirements may apply.
Impact Loan terms may vary and are subject to change on a case by case basis. Currently, terms range from 12 to 60 months.
Funds will be distributed at loan settlement, after each participant has compiled the required documents and the loan has been approved.
Impact Loan borrowers are expected and required to participate in the training programs of ASSETS. This will include taking the B Impact Assessment and working with ASSETS team members to actively improve the assessment score.
Outcomes vary depending on the individual participant. With active participation, Impact Loan recipients will measure and improve their social and environmental impact.
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Info & Application »As a social impact restaurant, we had difficulty getting funding from traditional sources. The ASSETS [Impact] Loan was timely and very helpful, because without it we wouldn’t have been able to secure our new location.
Srirupa Dasgupta
Co-owner of Upohar
