Dakota Business Lending and South Dakota Development Corporation Forge New...
Dakota Business Lending (DBL) is excited to announce a new partnership with South Dakota Development Corporation (SDDC). This collaboration will bring DBL’s 40+ years of small business lending...
View ArticlePacket Digital: Innovation Soars with New Markets Tax Credit
From the U.S. Marine Corps to the Pentagon, Packet Digital is a key innovator in smart batteries and power systems for cutting-edge Unmanned Aircraft Systems around the world. One of the key aspects...
View ArticleShelby Kraemer
Shelby Kraemer • Underwriter Walking with people through risk and uncertainty is where Shelby thrives. A native of eastern South Dakota, Shelby has over nine years of SBA and business financing...
View ArticleDakota Business Lending Welcomes Shelby Kraemer
Dakota Business Lending (DBL) is pleased to welcome Shelby Kraemer to their team as an Underwriter. Kraemer will work with DBL’s underwriting team to develop and analyze credit requests for all loan...
View ArticleNavigating NMTC Eligibility: Basic Application Checklist and Impact Requirements
Featured in The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program is highly competitive and has several specific eligibility requirements. It is important that businesses give Dakota Business Lending (DBL)...
View ArticleRevitalizing Communities: Using New Market Tax Credits to Drive Economic Change
Featured in The New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) program is a powerful tool for driving economic growth and revitalization in areas across the nation that need it most. To learn more about the...
View ArticlePay It Forward: Taking NMTC’s Transformative Power One Step Further
Featured in The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program is not just about economic development…it’s about truly making an impact on local communities. That’s why Dakota Business Lending developed the...
View ArticleWhy Invest in New Market Tax Credits: Insights from Local Banks
Featured in A key part to making the New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) program successful is the partnerships and investments by community banks and lending partners. There are two avenues that banks are...
View ArticleMapping Opportunities: Local NMTC Eligibility Area Maps
Featured in The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program was created to incentivize investment, community development, and economic growth in low-income and distressed areas across America. But what...
View ArticleHow It Works: Breaking Down the New Markets Tax Credit Program Process
Featured in While the New Markets Tax Credit program (NMTC) is an extremely creative, impactful, and transformative program, it can be very complex. Our team wanted to give you a better idea of what...
View ArticleMeet our NMTC Governing and Advisory Boards
Featured in Dakota Business Lending (DBL) is proud to be the only ND-based financing entity to administer the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program across the state, but we can’t do it alone… Behind...
View ArticleTransforming Local Entrepreneurs: Meet the 2024 Entrepreneur District Residents
Featured in At Dakota Business Lending, our mission is to be the premier resource for small business owners along their journey to success. One way we do this is by supporting entrepreneurs through...
View ArticleMolly Bradford
Molly Bradford • Business Development / Commercial Loan Officer Molly is all about finding new ways to help people. As co-owner and CEO of GatherBoard, an online community events platform, she knows...
View ArticleDakota Business Lending Welcomes Molly Bradford
Dakota Business Lending (DBL) is pleased to welcome Molly Bradford to their team as a Business Development and Commercial Loan Officer, working to develop and foster relationships with lenders, small...
View ArticleDakota Business Lending Receives a Third New Markets Tax Credits Award for...
Dakota Business Lending (DBL) has been selected by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund to receive a $50 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) award....
View ArticleBrandon Orr
Brandon Orr • Business Development / Commercial Loan Officer Brandon excels at forging genuine connections, building trust, and navigating complex financial processes. With an MBA from the University...
View ArticleDakota Business Lending Welcomes Brandon Orr and Opens New Office in Bozeman, MT
Dakota Business Lending (DBL) is pleased to welcome Brandon Orr to their team as a Business Development and Commercial Loan Officer, working to develop and foster relationships with lenders, small...
View ArticleExciting Improvements to the SBA 504 Debt Refinance Program
The SBA 504 Refinance Program is changing a few things…let’s take a deeper look! The U.S. Small Business Administration has recently made improvements to the SBA 504 Debt Refinance program to make it...
View ArticleBusted Knuckle Brewery
What keeps North Dakotans moving? Cars, community, and bars—and Ben Boreson wasn’t about to leave any of them out when he and his wife, Connie, founded Busted Knuckle Brewery. After 37 years of...
View ArticleApplications for the Third Cohort of the Entrepreneur District are Now Open
Dakota Business Lending (DBL) is excited to announce that applications for the third cohort of the Entrepreneur District are now open. Located on the second floor of the DBL headquarter office in...
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