The Charlotte County Economic Development Office (EDO) helps companies such as yours to obtain financing by connecting them with local, state, and regional resources.

No matter the size of your company, our EDO staff works with each individual request and case to steer the company to the most appropriate resource that will positively affect your financial operations.

In Charlotte County, we have many finance programs available to stimulate the development of business expansion and new business location, and to help businesses save money.

You will find guidance from the EDO that provides direction and assistance in many of the following resources:

• Tax-Exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds (IDRBs) provides tax-exempt debt obligations issued by public corporations to support manufacturing, processing, and utility type economic development projects. The Industrial Development authority issues these bonds in Charlotte County.
• Taxable Non-Recourse Economic Development Bonds finance many kinds of businesses.
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs offer the SBA 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program, the SBA 504 Program, and SBA Low-Doc Program financial assistance.
• Property Tax Exemptions may be available for up to 100% of your ad valorem and tangible personal property tax assessment for up to 10 years.
• "Dollars for Jobs" and capital investment incentive grant funds are available to qualified applicants.