A good starting place for startup loans is the U.S. Small Business Administrations. Its finance page is located at http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/basics/index.html

Allbusiness, a Web site dedicated to small business, also has loan information at http://www.allbusiness.com/business-finance/business-loans-government/2976471-1.html

For the lowdown on loans and other types of startup financing, see Inc. magazine’s Web site at http://www.inc.com/guides/finance/23039.html