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Eligibility

Answer the following questions to see if you are an ACCION Chicago loan prospect...

  • Do you operate your business in one of the following Illinois or Indiana counties: Cook, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, DeKalb, Kane, Grundy, Will, LaSalle, Kendall, or Kankakee in Illinois or Lake or Porter in Indiana?
  • Are you in an industry that does NOT involve: real estate development, not-for-profit organization, exporting, multi-level marketing, or lending?
  • If you are a start-up business, do you have an alternate source of income?
  • Have you invested savings or personal equity in your business?
  • Are you current on all personal and business bills?
  • Are you prepared to offer collateral for the loan?
  • Are you and your business free of active bankruptcy, outstanding tax liens and delinquent child support?
  • Are you over 21 years of age?  Applicants over 18 years may still be eligible but will require a co-signer.

If you answered “YES” to every question above, you are ready to apply for an ACCION Chicago loan!

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To access a paper application, download the ACCION Chicago Application and mail or fax it to:

                                     ACCION Chicago
                                     1436 W Randolph Stree, Suite 300
                                     Chicago, IL 60607
                                     Fax: (312) 275-3010

 

Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions.  Read our ACCION Chicago Microloan Fact Sheet . Also, you can always call us at (312) 275-3000, or email info@accionchicago.org