The loan will help create three positions at the business. Small businesses are the backbone of Wisconsin s economy, Gov. McCallum said. Feet First Shoes, located at 110 Henry Drive in Portage, is a retail shoe store. The local lender assisting Feet First Shoes is David Mills of Associated Bank South Central Beaver Dam. The Linked Deposit Loan Program assists small businesses that are more than 50 percent owned and controlled by women or members of a minority group.
Borrowers can use the loan to purchase or rehabilitate land, buildings, and equipment.