Resources

UI – Vandal Solutions

Vandal Solutions is a not-for-profit group that provides professional-quality marketing and advertising services to local businesses.  It allows students to develop real world business skills through project management, creative marketing, and sales.

Idaho SBIR – STTR program

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) federal grant programs provide non-dilutive grant funding for small businesses to research, develop and commercialize new technologies and products.  The Idaho Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has a full-time SBIR Project Manager to help interested Idaho Companies navigate through the federal

Southeast Idaho Council of Governments (SICOG)

Southeast Idaho Council of Governments (SICOG) helps connect the residents and communities of Southeast Idaho to public services and useful resources.  SICOG provides help accessing a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) in order to create and retain jobs, to secure capital formation, and to help business and industry in activities that promote economic health. These funds are

Region IV Development Association, Inc.

The Region IV Development Association, Inc. is a not for profit corporation established to encourage development and diversification in the economy of South-Central Idaho. Through “Business Lending Solution”, a division of Region IV Development, services can be obtained for the following loans: SBA 504 loans, SBA 7(a) loans, Revolving Loan Fund loans, USDA Intermediary Re-lending

Clearwater Economic Development Association

The Clearwater Development Association drives regional development and works with community leaders to build community assets and wealth within the Idaho counties of Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Nez Perce.

Panhandle Area Council, Inc. (PAC)

The Panhandle Area Council, Inc. (PAC) is a designated Economic Development District, serving north Idaho cities and counties, as well as the Coeur d’Alene and Kootenai Indian Tribes. The Council serves the 5 northern counties in Idaho: Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah, and Shoshone. PAC provides business counseling, business incubating, commercial loans, as well as engages

Eastern Idaho Development Corporation

The Eastern Idaho Development Corporation stimulates economic growth in eastern Idaho by managing four loan programs:  the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Loan Program; a City of Pocatello Revolving Loan Fund (RLF); the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Intermediary Relending Program (IRP); and the USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program.

The Development Company

The Development Company is the recognized Economic Development District in southeast Idaho Region IV. This corporation serves 9 counties: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, and Teton, with the purpose of providing community and economic development. It provides lending with SBA 504 Loans, Revolving Loans, Micro Loans, and Enterprise Loans. The Development Company

Idaho Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

The Idaho Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) helps Idaho businesses tap into and navigate through the process of bidding on government contracts. PTAC tracks local, state, and federal bid opportunities and alerts customers to those opportunities that match the product and service profiles from Idaho small businesses.  PTAC offers workshops and one-on-one trainings to help