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New Fund Gives Rural Businesses Access to ‘Patient Capital’

November 22, 2019/

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A change in USDA investment licensing is allowing banks serving rural areas to make private equity investments in businesses.

USDA’s RBIC program has been promoted by some rural economic development professionals as an innovation in improving the rural investment climate.

 

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