Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund (EDLF): Oregon Small Business Loans, 2016-2024

Oregon's Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund (EDLF) provides direct loans to startups, micro-enterprises, and small businesses for expansion or establishment. The dataset covers loans made from fiscal years 2016 through 2024 under ORS 285B.740. It is published by data.oregon.gov and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing loan distribution trends over time using the `Year loan made` column.
• Identifying the types of businesses receiving support by examining the `Business receiving loan` column.
• Categorizing the purposes of public funding by reviewing the `Use of Funds` column.
• Calculating total and average loan amounts provided by the fund using the `Amount` column.

Strengths

• Covers a multi-year period from fiscal years 2016 to 2024.
• Provides specific loan details including amount, recipient, and purpose from 4 available columns.
• Published by an official state government source (data.oregon.gov).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.oregon.gov

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the Oregon Business Development Department.

Time Range

Fiscal Years 2016-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 06:12:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oregon, USA