Course Overview

Economic Development Credit Analysis introduces participants to the fundamentals of business financing and the role economic developers can play in helping businesses access capital. The course focuses on how lenders, businesses, and public partners evaluate risk, structure financing, and assess the financial health of a project or company.

Course Focus and Learning Outcomes

Participants will examine how to:

• Understand key roles in the lending and business financing process
• Read and interpret basic financial statements
• Assess creditworthiness, repayment capacity, and project risk
• Understand common financing tools and public-sector programs
• Support business financing conversations with greater confidence

Who May Benefit Most

This course is open to all participants and may be especially useful for professionals working with business finance, revolving loan funds, small business support, incentive programs, entrepreneurship, redevelopment, or business retention and expansion.

Registration - Opens in December 2026

Professional Development Credits

Attendance and participation during all sessions of the training course is required by a registrant to obtain the following credits. 

• Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)
  • Exam = Core Requirement
  • Recertification = (3) Level-1 Points
    
    
• Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP)
  • Exam = Elective Requirement
  • Recertification = (3) Level-1 Points

Note: IEDC will send a registrant an electronic certificate of completion after the course for their records.

Questions

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 223-7800.

Policies

Please read the following policies carefully prior to registering for the training course.

Materials

The materials provided by IEDC are intended for use only by the registrant of the training course. A registrant should not share the training course materials with anyone else.

A registrant found in violation of this policy will be removed from the training course immediately and will not receive a refund for it.

Payment

A registrant will not receive the materials for the training course until IEDC receives the full amount owed for their registration.

Substitution

A registrant is not allowed to substitute a colleague in their place for any IEDC training course.

Cancellation

Please review our cancellation policy here.

No Show

A registrant is considered a “No Show” if they fail to send a cancellation email and/or do not attend the training course. A “No Show” registrant will forfeit any monies paid to IEDC for the training course.