GROW South Dakota Programs

For more than 40 years, our mission has been to support business owners through loans and business technical assistance. We continue this tradition today with affordable business financing.

Statewide lender Finance new and existing businesses Real estate, equipment, inventory and working capital Terms and conditions Loan amounts typically range from $500-$250,000 The term is based on collateral Inquire... Learn More

Business Newsletter

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Small Business Development Center

The Small Business Development Center offers no cost confidential business management consulting services to support potential and existing businesses in South Dakota. The Center assists clients in developing their business plans, preparing financial projections, or addressing other issues the small business person may face. The... Learn More

A Half-Century of Serving South Dakotans

For more than half a century, the three nonprofit organizations comprising GROW South Dakota have fulfilled a vision of “GROWing sustainable communities through housing, community and economic development.” In 1966 the Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program (NESDCAP) was established as a Community Action Agency in the War on Poverty and has served thousands in 17 counties with emergency services as well as various housing programs.