Revolving Loan Funds: Bianca Cammarano’s Explainer Video

Student

Bianca Cammarano (B.S. URS '25)

Class

CRP 3850/5850 Special Topics in Planning: Economic Development: Goals, Strategies, and Tools

Instructors

Thomas Knipe

Each fall semester, Visiting Lecturer Thomas Knipe teaches a course in economic development panning. Knipe is an alumnus of the Cornell Masters in Regional Planning Program, from which he graduated in 2011. Knipe currently serves as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Ithaca, New York.

This semester, each of the students enrolled in the economic development planning course produced an “explainer” video on a specific economic development tool. In this explainer video, Cornell Urban and Regional Studies undergraduate student Bianca Cammarano explains the concept of Revolving Loan Funds. Revolving Loan Funds are a critical aspect of economic development, especially for new businesses. These loans enable small businesses to access capital in order to grow and develop their business and projects (Economic Development Administration).