We Meet you at any point in youR Entrepreneurial Journey
While TEDC is first and foremost a road to loan capital for your business, we also provide the necessary resources that empower you to succeed. As advocates for your success, we work alongside you, supporting and guiding your vision. We offer access to capital, business education, and connections to TEDC’s network of experts.
Lending
Securing Capital for your Next Step
TEDC Creative Capital champions visionaries who are ready to create business momentum. Many small companies are ready to take the next steps in the lending process but struggle with securing the money they need. We creatively navigate funding obstacles and work with you to develop a financial roadmap. TEDC offers various loan options to best match your business needs.
In today’s economic climate, most small businesses can benefit from TEDC’s menu of loan programs. Special consideration is given to companies that create and retain jobs, to businesses located in special targeted areas, and to entrepreneurs who have traditionally faced barriers to capital access.
Why Choose
TEDC was founded in 1979 as Tulsa Economic Development Corporation, an organization charged with promoting and sustaining small business growth in Tulsa. Today, we navigate funding opportunities and offer education customized to small business needs.Over the last five years, we've provided or located more than $150 million to help nearly 300 small businesses start, expand or sustain.
Current Funding Partners
Recent Press on TEDC, Clients and Partners
Building Opportunity: Greg Taylor Brings a Builder’s Perspective to TEDC’s Board
Ask Greg Taylor what he is building and there may be more than one answer. On a recent afternoon, the answer was a wooden cargo station where children could build toy cars and trucks. Taylor was working in his North Tulsa woodshop, where construction scraps get a second life and community members get the chance…
Connecting People, Resources and Communities: Meet Deb Marshall
When Deb Marshall was asked to join the TEDC Creative Capital board, her first reaction was straightforward: Why me? She is not a banker. She does not come from a traditional lending background. Her career has followed a much less predictable path, spanning healthcare, retail, manufacturing, software, small business ownership, chamber leadership, economic development and…
More Than a Coffee Shop: Liquid Lounge Creates Opportunity One Cup at a Time
Every morning, customers will walk through the doors of Liquid Lounge expecting a great cup of coffee. Guy and Yvette Troupe hope they leave with something even more valuable. For the husband-and-wife team behind the new boutique coffee shop at GEM, Greenwood Entrepreneurship at Moton, coffee has always been the starting point, not the destination.…