Special Purpose Loans Program

SBA offers several special purpose 7(a) loans to aid businesses that have been impacted by NAFTA, to provide financial assistance to Employee Stock Ownership Plans, and to help implement pollution control mechanisms.

  • What is CAPLines? The CAPLines program is designed to help small businesses meet their short-term and cyclical working capital needs.   The programs can be used to finance seasonal working capital needs; finance the ...
  • What is CAIP? The Community Adjustment and Investment Program (CAIP) was established to assist U.S. companies doing business in areas of the country that have been negatively affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement ...
  • Currently this program is not available due to lack of appropriations. What is the Pollution Control Program? Pollution Control loans offered through the SBA are 7(a) loans specifically designated to aid businesses that are ...
  • What is the Employee Trusts Program? The Employee Trusts program is designed to provide financial assistance to Employee Stock Ownership Plans. The employee trust must be part of a plan sponsored by the employer company and ...

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