How Maine and California Fishing Families Can Secure Loans with California FarmLink and Coastal Enterprises, Inc.

California and Maine Fishermen and Partners, listen up! We know how challenging it can be to find financial support for your fishing business. Commercial fishing is expensive, and banks often don't give us a second look.  

However, there is a way to find loans that can support you, and today’s guests will explain more. In today's episode:

• Meet Noah Strouse, the Senior Loan Officer & Strategic Initiatives Manager at California FarmLink, and Hugh Cowperthwaite, the Senior Program Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture at Coastal Enterprises, Inc., better known as CEI, located in Maine.
• Learn how to get loans to help you enhance your boat, buy permits, buy a fishing boat and gear, your family's seafood business, and more.
• Learn about the education resources and courses they have to help you make the most of your investment. 
• This applies to captains, deckhands, and partners of commercial fishermen, too!

Let's Dive In!

Show Resources:

• California FarmLink: www.californiafarmlink.org. 
• Call Noah Strouse at (831) 271-5074
• Coastal Enterprises, Inc. in Maine: https://www.ceimaine.org/
• Call Hugh Cowperthwaite at (207) 292-1102

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