Lending businesses the power to succeed for over 50 years

Funding growth. Fueling jobs. Fostering prosperity.

MEDC provides responsible, affordable funding to businesses throughout Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Ozaukee, Walworth, Waukesha, and Washington Counties. We focus on job creation and retention, particularly in underserved neighborhoods. Since our doors opened in 1971, MEDC has been a participating lender in thousands of investment projects throughout the Milwaukee 7 region. Combined, these projects have generated more than two billion dollars in new investment and thousands of new jobs. Today, close to half of MEDC’s annual loan investments support minority-owned businesses and more than a third fund women-owned companies.

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MEDC provides creative, flexible, and relevant financing to help entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized businesses discover success. How can we help you? LEARN MORE.

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MEDC is a Community Development Financial Institution, a loan fund that works in economically distressed markets that are underserved in the traditional financial arena. We're also a Community Development Entity, SBA Community Advantage Lender, EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance RLF Operator, and Community Development Block Grant Operator.

Upcoming Opportunities

Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern Wisconsin is offering Credit Empowerment Loans to micro-enterprise businesses looking to refinance predatory debt.

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MEDC CLIENT SPOTLIGHT

Embracing Hospitality

Station 1846 is named for a station both to meet and socialize and to depart to explore and experience Milwaukee with City Tours MKE. 1846 pays homage the year that Milwaukee was founded. It is more than a home base for the tour company; it’s a coffee shop, bar and event space.

Partnerships create amazing possibilities!

MEDC works in partnership with area lenders and other non-profit lenders to provide the financing your project needs. Our team approach to lending allows us to provide low interest funds to more businesses —some that might not not be able to otherwise access the dollars needed— so that we can assist you in achieving your goals, and help create and retain jobs in communities throughout Milwaukee and surrounding areas. LEARN MORE about how MEDC works with lender partners.