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Impact Stories

Lending Sector: Small Business

Native CDFIs Expand Economic Opportunity for Local Small Businesses and Aspiring Homeowners
AK, ID, OR

Native CDFIs Expand Economic Opportunity for Local Small Businesses and Aspiring Homeowners

November 1, 2023
Kentucky CDFIs Partner to Fund Home Repairs After Devastating 2022 Floods 
Hazard, KY

Kentucky CDFIs Partner to Fund Home Repairs After Devastating 2022 Floods 

October 13, 2023
Stephanie Vasquez's Empowering Latina Leaders in Arizona with OFN funded shop Armor
Peoria, AZ

Nonprofit Founder Opens Small Business Incubator in Arizona for Latina Entrepreneurs

October 11, 2023
Members of the CDFI-funded The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program
Pasadena, CA

California Nonprofit Uses CDFI Funding to Train Those Involved with Justice System to Become Firefighters

October 10, 2023
Reopened Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Beloved Pittsburgh Restaurant Reopens with CDFI Support After Fire Destroys Former Location 

October 4, 2023
Owner of Clare's Creamery, a Greenville, South Carolina, business that's focused on creating local community impact
Greenville, SC

South Carolina Ice Cream Shop Focuses on Local Community Impact with Help of CDFIs

September 26, 2023
Gina Merritt, developer and client of Cleveland Business Advisors
Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Developer Aims to Create Generational Wealth by Redeveloping Once-Bustling Plaza

September 22, 2023
Homan Hardware, client of Grow South Dakota
Faulkton, SD

South Dakota Hardware Store Puts CDFI Loan Toward Energy Efficient Expansion  

September 20, 2023
Photo of Kelly Shaggy, Entrepreneur Fund client and owner of EduTechTrek marketing firm
Ashland, WI

Native-Owned Firm Helps Small Businesses Boost Their Digital Marketing

September 18, 2023
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