May 19: VCLFs Business Resource Center Expands to Address Growing Needs
April 6th, 2020 Update on the Vermont Community Loan Fund's participation in the US Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program.Read More
Recent News
September 23rd: VCLF is Hiring a Senior Staff Accountant
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) is hiring a Business Advisor to provide a variety of financial and business management advisement, technical assistance, and related educational services to new and existing small and micro businesses and organizations as part of VCLF’s Business Resource Center. Read More
July 24th: Dig into "Loan to Plate" VCLF's Summer 2024 Edition of NoteWorthy!
Read all about VCLF's restaurant owner/chef borrowers, and find out what they've been cooking up! Read More
May 8th: New Tasty Bites Diner Tempts Barre, with Help From VCLF
“When you’re starting up a business, there are a lot of things you need to know, and a lot of resources to know about. The Loan Fund was there to direct me down the right path.” Read More
May 2021 Update: VCLF & the Paycheck Protection Program
While Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) has been a participating lender in the US Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), we'd like to update stakeholders as to our plans for PPP as we close in on the program deadline of May 31st, 2021. VCLF will process completed applications received through May 26th at 5:00 PM. We will be unable to accept applications received after this date..Read More
VCLF's Will Belongia and Jake Ide Discuss 2020s Challenges, New Initiatives & More on WDEV Radio
Listen in as Will Belongia, our Executive Director, and Jake Ide, our Director of Investment & Philanthropy, discuss the Loan Fund's latest challenges, lending programs and initiatives on local radio station WDEV's Vermont Viewpoint with host Ric Cengeri..Read More
December 4th: Read New NoteWorthy "2020 Vision: VCLF Responds to Vermont's Year of Challenges"
Read how VCLF has pivoted, collaborated, reassessed and recommitted to our mission during this year of extraordinary challenges..Read More
December 2nd: VCLF Releases First Environmental Impact Report
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) today announced the release of A Carbon Impact Analysis of VCLF’s Loan Portfolio, studying the environmental impacts of the organization’s work..Read More