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National Bank of Middlebury is a full-service bank offering Online Banking, Free Bill Pay, Mobile Banking, Telebanking, FinanceWorks and Free ATMs at all of our locations.  National Bank of Middlebury makes banking easy. Whether you’re an individual or a business, we have the right accounts to suit your financial needs.  Bank local at National Bank of Middlebury in Middlebury, Brandon, Bristol, Hinesburg, and Vergennes.
The Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program is a partnership of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture to help farmers solidify their business skills, examine their farms’ profitability, plan for an expansion or diversification, transfer the farm to a new generation, and more. Funding assistance is provided by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) with support from Senator Leahy, USDA Rural Development and private foundations, including the John Merck Fund. Since 2003, the program has enrolled more than 375 farmers and ag-related businesses.
Yankee Farm Credit provides loans and financial services for the agricultural industry. This includes loans, leases, tax/records/payroll, crop insurance and credit life insurance. Yankee Farm Credit is a Cooperative that dates back to the Federal Land Bank established in 1916.
Co-operative Insurance Companies has been meeting property and casualty insurance needs since 1915, offering farm, home, auto, business, and other insurance to people in Vermont and New Hampshire. It is owned by its members and committed to protecting them with fast and fair claims service, loss prevention expertise, and local operations. The company has headquarters in Middlebury, Vermont, with regional claims offices and more than 60 agencies across Vermont and New Hampshire.

Worth Mountain Consulting provides experienced professionals, individually and as a team, on an hourly, daily or retainer basis to help owners/senior management of middle market businesses, as well as boards and staff of non-profits lift their organizations to the next level of financial success and performance.  Working as an integrated team, we bring operational, financial and analytical skills from management consulting and financial advisory to support decision-making, restructuring and strategic planning.

The VSJF Flexible Capital Fund L3C provides Vermont companies in value-added agriculture, forest products, renewable energy and waste management sectors with flexible risk capital to grow, create quality jobs, preserve working landscapes, build healthy food systems and ensure a renewable energy future.  By means of investment instruments such as subordinated debt, royalty financing and warrants, the VSJF Flexible Capital Fund provides flexible and patient risk capital to match a company’s funding needs.

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