With advisory services, capital and access to procurement opportunities, Nectar takes a holistic approach to supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners. Our commitment to innovation and flexibility means that we meet you where you are, share your dreams and help you transform those visions into reality.
Our small business lending team focuses on underrepresented entrepreneurs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, working one-on-one with you and helping you find the right financing opportunity for your company. We offer competitive, flexible debt and equity products and a range of support services.
Thanks to the work of our long-term partners and our dedicated staff, we provide your business with what you need to stabilize and grow, depending on the current stage of your company.
We’re fierce advocates at the state and regional level to improve the small business ecosystem. And successful advocacy comes through connection, which is why we regularly convene effective, multiracial coalitions to remove the most critical barriers to capital and access. Working together, we have the capacity to propel businesses forward and create healthy, thriving neighborhoods.
$15.3M
in flexible financing for small businesses
157
commercial loans in the past 9 years, 87% to small businesses of color
115
BEI participants across 19 cohorts since 2017
500+
businesses supported through loan technical assistance in the past 2.5 years
Mill Cities Community Investments + Foundation for Business Equity have become Nectar Community Investments. Our name might be new, but our history of helping our neighbors goes back to 2008.