Drawbridge LendingDrawbridge Lending
New Orleans HubOrleans Parish - Tremé
Orleans Parish - ZIP 70116, 70119

TreméBusiness Loans

America's oldest African American neighborhood — culture, music and community business

Tremé is the oldest African American neighborhood in the United States — the birthplace of jazz, home of Congo Square, and a deep base of community-rooted restaurants, music venues and cultural institutions. Operators here often carry long histories but may face access-to-capital gaps. Drawbridge Lending is committed to Tremé financing across SBA 7(a), SBA Microloans, community lender partnerships and unsecured working capital for established operators who have been underserved by traditional banks.

Soft credit pull only 24-hour decisions
Local Landmarks

Our Tremé advisors work directly with operators across these areas.

  • Congo Square
  • Armstrong Park
  • St. Augustine Church
  • Backstreet Cultural Museum
Industries We Fund Here
  • 01Music venues
  • 02Community restaurants
  • 03Cultural institutions
  • 04Neighborhood retail
Local Memo

Business funding in Tremé

Tremé is the oldest African American neighborhood in the United States — the birthplace of jazz, home of Congo Square, and a deep base of community-rooted restaurants, music venues and cultural institutions. Operators here often carry long histories but face access-to-capital gaps that traditional banks have not addressed. Drawbridge Lending is committed to closing that gap.

Drawbridge Lending finances Tremé operators across SBA 7(a), SBA Microloans, community lender partnerships and unsecured working capital for established operators who have been underserved by conventional banks. Congo Square-area catering and event operators use working capital lines to bridge the gap between festival contract advances and actual event dates. Music venues on St. Claude and in the Armstrong Park corridor use SBA Microloans for renovation and equipment without the documentation burden of a full SBA 7(a) file.

Case Files

Tremé businesses Drawbridge Lending works with

Representative case studies -- composite profiles drawn from real funding outcomes.

  • 01
    Catering & events

    Congo Square Catering Co.

    Working capital for festival season

  • 02
    Music venue

    Tremé Music House

    SBA Microloan for renovation

  • 03
    Restaurant

    Armstrong Park Grill

    Equipment financing

Funding - Tremé

Fund your Tremé business, fast.

Get matched with the right program in minutes -- soft credit pull, no obligation.