SEED'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES TO START-UP, EXPAND AND CREATE NEW JOBS. SEED WAS CERTIFIED IN 1982 BY THE U.S. SBA TO PACKAGE SBA 504 LOANS. SEED ALSO MAKES LOANS AS A CDFI UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, & EDA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND A SBA MICRO LENDER AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.