Business financing in Bourbon County.

County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.

No institution is based inside the Bourbon County line. We do not hide that — below are the doors that serve it from the rest of Kentucky.

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The doors in Bourbon County.

The CDFIs, credit unions, and microlenders that actually say yes — county by county, in two languages. We are not a lender. Nobody paid to be listed. And where a county has no good doors, we say so.

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Bourbon County

10: DOORS HERE
0: BASED HERE
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At a glance

Lane: Business Financing
County: Bourbon County · 20K residents
State: Kentucky →
Institutions: 100 inside the county line · 0 headquartered here

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Based here vs. serves here

A door is headquartered here when its head office sits inside the county line. The rest are based elsewhere and keep a branch you can walk into. We list both, and we label which is which.

Where this comes from

Every institution on this page comes from public federal data — the CDFI Fund certified list (Jan 2026), NCUA credit union data (Mar 2026), and the SBA microloan intermediary list — plus a short national tier we verified by hand. No listing is paid.

Serving all of Kentucky7

Community Ventures Corporation, Inc.SBA microlenderLexington · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Human/Economic Appalachian Development CorporationLondon · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Kentucky Highlands Investment CorporationSBA microlenderLondon · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Mountain Association for Community Econ. Dev.Berea · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital
Purchase Area Development DistrictMayfield · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital
IN THIS LIST
4 of the 10 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
Redbud Financial Alternatives, Inc.Hazard · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Southeast Kentucky Economic Dev. Corp. (SKED)Somerset · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital

National — works with an ITIN3

Accion Opportunity FundAccepts ITINSan Jose · National nonprofit lender
Nonprofit small-business lender. Accepts ITIN in place of SSN. Serves most states, in English and Spanish.
Business capital
Grameen AmericaAccepts ITINNew York · National nonprofit lender
Microloans for women entrepreneurs. Requires photo ID and proof of address — no SSN requirement. Branches in major metro areas.
Business capital
Mission Asset FundAccepts ITINSan Francisco · National nonprofit lender
Zero-interest lending circles and credit building. SSN or ITIN accepted. Works through nonprofit partners across the country.
Personal

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3 of these doors accept an ITIN.

They will open an application with an ITIN instead of a social security number. They are marked ACCEPTS ITIN below.

A worn carpenter's bench at first light, hand tools and gloves laid out — OPEN DOORS IN BOURBON COUNTY

THE GUIDE

Bourbon County, Kentucky has a growing small business community rooted in agriculture, distilling, tourism, and trades. This guide walks solo contractors and small business owners through the financing options available locally — including community lenders, credit unions, CDFIs, and SBA-connected resources that actually serve this region. Whether you have a Social Security number or an ITIN, there are real pathways here. Take your time, compare your options, and work with people who know this county.

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