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Impact Stories

Lending Sector: Small Business

Woman-Owned Pet Supply Story Opens in Southeast Alaska with Help of Native CDFI
Sitka, AK

Woman-Owned Pet Supply Store Opens in Southeast Alaska with Help of Native CDFI 

July 7, 2023
Eric Lipsey, President of Galt Business Solutions
Broomfield, CO

Veteran-Owned Small Business Helps Fellow Entrepreneurs Thrive Through Technology and Relationships

July 7, 2023
Woman-Owned Recycling Business Supports Employee Compensation
San Diego, CA

Woman-Owned Recycling Business Supports Environmental Responsibility with CDFI Help

June 7, 2023
Third Eye Trucking
Nashville, TN

Three Formerly Incarcerated Friends Launch Trucking Cooperative in Nashville with CDFI Financing

May 1, 2023
A smiling person poses with a shipping truck filled with bags
Elk Grove, CA

Small California Coffee Business Fulfills New Contract with Help of CDFI Financing 

April 28, 2023
Angie Dingess, Co-Founder of AJ's Mercantile and Tackle Box, stands smiling in her store.
Wheelersburg, OH

Ohio Couple Combines Passions through Launch of CDFI-Funded Gift and Tackle Shop

April 10, 2023
Rachel Slinden Blydenburgh, owner of Sweet Salon and Barber Shoppe, stands smiling in her store.
Chanhassen, MN

Minnesota Hair Salon Offers Inclusive Space During COVID-19 with CDFI Help

March 15, 2023
SueEllen Mancini kneels with a pint of Sad Girl Creamery ice cream.
Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Ice Cream Pop-up Launches During Pandemic with CDFI Support 

March 3, 2023
an Oasis in a Central Virginia Food Desert
Petersburg, VA

Building an Oasis in Central Virginia Food Desert with Help from CDFI

February 2, 2023
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