Small Business Archives - OFN

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Lending Sector: Small Business

Yonnick Jones, Co-founder of Williams Academy STL, with students

St. Louis Child-Care Center Serves Families Through Growth and Crisis with CDFI Financing

Vanessa and Adaniel Young and other employees at Amazing Childcare and Learning Center in Shannon, MS.

Preserving Childcare as Economic Infrastructure in Rural Mississippi

February 18, 2026

CDFI Helps Pittsburgh Childcare Center Grow to Provide Underserved Neighborhoods with Affordable, Quality Care

November 19, 2025

Mokuwai Piko Poi, Inc. farm in Honokaa, Hawaii.

CDFI Nourishes Hawaii’s Future with Funding for Healthy Food and Agriculture

September 4, 2025

Middlesboro, KY

Steel Company Forges Growth in Rural Kentucky with CDFI Support

August 12, 2025

Pictures from Heaven in the Hills Campground in North Carolina.

North Carolina CDFI Brings Tourism and Jobs to Local Community

Maria Rumlin, owner and Executive Chef of M&R Café Southern Cuisine in Tampa, Florida.

Tampa Café Grows Business Operations with Help from Local CDFI

Ohio Veterans Expand Affordable Healthcare Access in Their Community With CDFI Investment

Rural CDFI Uses Innovative Financing to Scale Local Manufacturing Business