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45 CFR §1336.75

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The following are among those activities for which a loan may be made from the RLF:
  1. (a)The establishment or expansion of businesses engaged in commercial, industrial or agricultural activities, such as farming, manufacturing, construction, sales, service;
  2. (b)The establishment or expansion of cooperatives engaged in the production and marketing of farm products, equipment, or supplies; the manufacture and sale of industrial, commercial or consumer products; or the provision of various commercial services;
  3. (c)Business or job retention;
  4. (d)Small business development;
  5. (e)Private sector job creation; and
  6. (f)Promotion of economic diversification, e.g. targeting firms in growth industries that have not previously been part of a community's economic base.