Business Consortium Fund, Inc. is a CDFI and the nation’s sole lender dedicated exclusively to financing businesses certified as being owned by people of color. It is a not-for-profit 501c(3) organization affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. and is also certified by the United States Department of the Treasury as a community development financial institution (CDFI). The organization offers a wide range of financing programs and business advisory services to certified minority businesses. The BCF is a "difference maker" for minority-owned businesses that need capital and business support services to grow their business but are unable to obtain them from conventional sources on reasonable terms. The goal is to continuously improve and expand our programs, financing products, and services in order to better serve the minority business community. To determine if a business is eligible for consideration for a loan, please visit the BCF web site.