The following are among those activities for which a loan may be made from the RLF:

1. (a) The establishment or expansion of businesses engaged in commercial, industrial or agricultural activities, such as farming, manufacturing, construction, sales, service;
2. (b) The establishment or expansion of cooperatives engaged in the production and marketing of farm products, equipment, or supplies; the manufacture and sale of industrial, commercial or consumer products; or the provision of various commercial services;
3. (c) Business or job retention;
4. (d) Small business development;
5. (e) Private sector job creation; and
6. (f) Promotion of economic diversification, e.g. targeting firms in growth industries that have not previously been part of a community's economic base.