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Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs
Georgia
ACE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and community development financial institution (CDFI). Our mission is to provide loans and business consulting services to help borrowers throughout Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
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ESO Ventures INC
California
ESO provides Black and Brown communities with the confidence, competence, and capital to take their early-stage business idea to the next level through entrepreneurship.
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Greater Washington DC Black Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
The Chamber is committed to promoting black business growth in the District of Columbia by providing resources through advocacy, education and the facilitation of networking opportunities.
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Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc.
Indiana;
Kentucky;
Ohio;
West Virginia
The Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI) is based in Columbus, with offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Canton, Toledo and Portsmouth. For small business clients in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, we serve a one-stop resource center.
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Small Business Assistance Corporation
Georgia;
South Carolina
The Small Business Assistance Corporation (SBAC) is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). We offer a wide variety of loan programs for new and existing businesses in our area.
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Colorado Enterprise Fund
Colorado
Colorado Enterprise Fund was created in 1976 to expand access to financing and offer flexible terms to business owners when traditional lenders couldn't.
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Pursuit
Connecticut;
New Jersey;
New York;
Pennsylvania
At Pursuit, our mission is simple: to provide businesses with affordable loans and resources so that they can reach higher, transform and grow. This transformation may start with an individual borrower, but ultimately extends into the broader community, taking shape as new employment opportunities, economic development, and positive change.
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My Sisters Village, Inc.
North Carolina
My Sister’s Village (MSV) was born out of a compelling desire to help young women from marginalized backgrounds visualize and plot a path to personal success.
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MFAD Creative Group LLC
Alabama;
California;
Washington, DC;
Georgia;
New York;
Texas
MFAD Creative Group LLC was founded by Dr. Bridge Builder under the premise of filling the gap! Some of the services we specialize in include: Business Research and Collection, Business Development Workshops, Lectures/Keynote Speaking, Project Development.
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Black BRAND
Virginia
Black BRAND is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that stands for Business Research Analytics Networking and Development. As the Regional Black Chamber of Commerce for the Hampton Roads and Dan River Regions, our mission is to promote group economics through professional development and community empowerment.
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Lewis and Associates LLC
California;
Illinois;
Indiana;
Michigan;
Texas;
Missouri;
Virginia
Lewis & Associates L.L.C intentionally & purposefully supports small businesses, nonprofits and government agencies, with strategic planning, community engagement and project management consultation services.
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Missouri Women’s Business Center
Missouri
The Missouri Women’s Business Center is a program of CMCA dedicated to providing small business development assistance with a focus on women, minorities, and low-to-moderate income-based entrepreneurs throughout Mid-Missouri.
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DIFFvelopment
National
We create historically and globally conscious Black visionary leaders who believe in Black business, take responsibility for developing solutions to the issues Black people face and have unshakeable pride and confidence in themselves.
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TruFund Financial Services, Inc.
Alabama;
Georgia;
Louisiana;
New Jersey;
New York;
Texas
Our mission is to promote and foster economic development within underserved communities and among disadvantaged populations.
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LiftFund, Inc.
Alabama;
Arkansas;
California;
Florida;
Georgia;
Kentucky;
Louisiana;
Mississippi;
Missouri;
New Mexico;
New York;
Oklahoma;
South Carolina;
Tennessee;
Texas
LiftFund supports hard-working small business owners like you access money and resources you need to grow your business.
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BCL of Texas
Texas
BCL of Texas supports Texans to acquire wealth-building assets, such as homeownership and entrepreneurship, with the financial tools and education necessary to build personal net worth.
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WWBIC
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) assists individuals who are interested in starting, strengthening or expanding businesses.
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AltCap
Kansas;
Missouri;
Texas
Founded in 2005 with a mission to provide fair access to capital, AltCap is a critical source of alternative debt financing for communities and entrepreneurs overlooked by mainstream finance.
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Tulsa Economic Development Corporation
Oklahoma
TEDC was founded in 1979 as Tulsa Economic Development Corporation, an organization charged with promoting and sustaining small business growth in Tulsa.
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Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC)
Wisconsin
Through our programs and partnerships, NWSCDC works to make business financing more accessible, educate entrepreneurs on best practices in business, and bring sustainable jobs to underserved communities.
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CEED Lending
Michigan
Providing business expansion financing and small business loans in the following nine southeast Michigan counties: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne.
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Thread Capital Inc
North Carolina
At Thread Capital, we believe everyone in North Carolina who has a viable idea for a business that they want to start or grow, should have the resources they need to thrive.
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Business Investment Growth
Texas
We are focused on a combination of small business and workforce development. We provide innovative solutions and create financial strength for our clients.
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African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania is a full service organization that continuously provides access and opportunity.
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Corner to Corner
Tennessee
Our mission is to help make Nashville the #1 place to launch and grow a minority owned business in the South.
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Communities Unlimited, Inc.
Arkansas;
Mississippi;
Texas;
Oklahoma;
Louisiana;
Alabama;
Tennessee
We offer small businesses customized one-on-one capacity building management and business skills consulting to help them identify growth issues and implement solutions.
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BBIF Florida – Black Business Investment Fund, Inc.
Florida
We provide extensive technical assistance (TA) and training services to connect our borrowers and potential borrowers with mentors, potential customers, and technical knowledge needed to grow their businesses.
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1863 Ventures
National
1863 Ventures is a business development program designed to bridge the gap between entrepreneurship and equity.
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Carolina Small Business Development Fund
North Carolina
Since 1990, CSBDF has offered services to create economic opportunities for individuals, families and entrepreneurs throughout North Carolina. Today, CSBDF is the only supplier of capital to undeserved markets in all 100 counties of North Carolina. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for all.
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ProsperUs Detroit
Michigan
ProsperUs entrepreneurship training is a 4 month program that includes thirteen interactive group training sessions along with up to 10 one-to-on…
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Accounting Aid Academy
Michigan
From managing small business revenue, income sources and sales, small business tax returns and tax compliance, and recording the appropriate…
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Colorado Lending Source
Colorado
We support underserved communities, including Black-owned businesses, by providing access to capital when they are turned away by traditional lenders.
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Emerging Enterprises, LLC
Michigan
Our mission is to create and implement financial strategies, helping business owners to understand their numbers. We believe that most business owners do not take full advantage of their potential because they do not infuse the financial information into the management, operations, or marketing of their business.
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Launch Raleigh
North Carolina
LaunchRALEIGH offers 10 weeks of business training, access to small loans, an assigned mentor from the business community who makes a 6 month...
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Metropolitan Economic Development Association
National
Our mission is to help minority entrepreneurs succeed.
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National Urban League
National
The Entrepreneurship Center Program (ECP) is geared toward the development of management skills that will enable minority entrepreneurs to grow…
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digitalundivided
National
digitalundivided (DID) serves as a catalyst for Black and Latinx women entrepreneurs, leading the development of programming that takes you from…
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Best Practices Consulting Services, LLC
Michigan
The programs we offer are specific to the client, and through process modeling, we can provide real-time adjustments to the scope and scale of delivery to support sustainability and traction.
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Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
Oregon
In addition to offering customized financial assistance from matched savings to accessible loan products, we emphasize skills-building in financial management, business planning, marketing and operations.
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BALSA Foundation
Missouri
First-time entrepreneurs can submit their ideas and get feedback from industry experts and then use the roadmap to register their business and access local resources in the business ecosystem.
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ACT! Albany Community Together
Georgia
Albany Community Together Inc is a CDFI loan program and provides business development services that are focused on African-American and low-income borrowers, which are usually minorities in our market.
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Economic and Community Development Institute
Ohio
Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) supports small business start-ups and expansion for low and moderate income entrepreneurs, and offers a number of programs and training opportunities specifically developed for Black entrepreneurs.
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Propeller
Louisiana
Our mission is to grow and support entrepreneurs to tackle social and environmental disparities. We envision a powerful community of diverse entrepreneurs and stakeholders working together for a more equitable future where everyone can lead healthy, fulfilling lives free of racism, poverty, and other systems of oppression.
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Community Investment Collaborative
Virginia
Our mission is to strengthen our community and contribute to economic development by fueling the success of under-resourced entrepreneurs through education, mentoring, micro-lending and networking.
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City Startup Labs
North Carolina
City Startup Labs (CSL) grew out of an idea to do something thoughtful and of real value to address the issue of the employability of young men of color. African American men, in particular, have a difficult time getting and keeping jobs. They consistently lag behind their white and Hispanic counterparts.
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Boston Ujima Project
Massachusetts
Boston Ujima Project is challenging poverty by organizing our communities’ savings, businesses and customers to grow wealth, civic engagement and community led development in our neighborhoods.
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Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs
Georgia
ACE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and community development financial institution (CDFI). Our mission is to provide loans and business consulting services to help borrowers throughout Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
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African Economic Development Solutions
Minnesota
AEDS works throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area to create wealth, lift immigrant communities out of poverty, and contribute to and benefit from the region’s vibrant economy.
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Denkyem SPC
Washington
Denkyem aims to create generational wealth within the Black community by supporting its businesses through access to affordable capital and business support services.
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BioSTL
Missouri
Our programs focus on 1) Awareness: Entrepreneurship is an avenue to building wealth; 2) Engagement: Enables the entrepreneur to connect, learn and develop their business ideas; 3) Training: Business concepts, skills development and personalized advising provided to entrepreneurs to further develop and scale their business; 4) Resource Access: including access to funding, space and ecosystem connections, to support proof of concept through commercialization.
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Main Street Launch
California
We provide business owners with capital, education, and relationships that allow them to flourish.
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Epicenter Memphis
Tennessee
Our mission is to collaborate with a network of partners to ensure that local startup founders and business owners have equitable access to resources needed to launch and grow.
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Village Micro Fund
Georgia
Bi-annually, we select 10-15 entrepreneurs and enroll them into a 15-week training program that centers four critical resources...
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Small Business Empowerment Center
Missouri;
Illinois
Our mission is to serve as a one stop shop to help Black entrepreneurs start and grow their own business.
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Walker’s Legacy
Georgia;
North Carolina;
Illinois;
Michigan;
Florida;
New York;
Pennsylvania;
Texas;
Washington, DC
Walker's Legacy programming has provided educational training to thousands of women across the country resulting in more than $40 million in investments and loans, and more than $150 million in successfully awarded corporate, state, local, government, and nonprofit grants and contracts.
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Entrepreneur Works
Pennsylvania
Our mission is to cultivate and promote successful entrepreneurs in underserved areas of the Greater Philadelphia region — entrepreneurs who then become economic engines in their own neighborhoods.
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Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership
New Jersey
Our mission is to support economic development through entrepreneurship. We help entrepreneurs from underserved communities gain access to the knowledge, networks, and capital they need to succeed in business.
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New Hill Development Corporation
Virginia
Our organization provides workshops on Credit and Money management. We work with individuals to create a personal financial plan and help increase credit scores.
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Women’s Opportunities Resource Center
Pennsylvania
WORC works to close the wealth gap among Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs through an asset building approach by providing financial…
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Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund
New York
We invest with rigor in local businesses, especially those owned by women and people of color in the Harlem community, by providing access to capital, skills, and markets.
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Rising Tide Capital, Inc.
New Jersey;
Illinois;
South Carolina;
North Carolina
We work with over 1,000 entrepreneurs per year. Within two years, these entrepreneurs achieve an average 95% increase in business sales and 68% increase in household income.
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Washington Area Community Investment Fund
Washington, DC
We provide lending small business advisory services, and signature programs like the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund and the DC Employee Ownership Initiative.
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Urban Upbound
New York
Urban Upbound is dedicated to breaking cycles of poverty in New York City public housing and other low-income neighborhoods. We provide underserved youth and adults with the tools and resources needed to achieve economic prosperity and self-sufficiency through five comprehensive, integrated programs.
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FoodLab Detroit
Michigan
FoodLab Detroit is a diverse community of food entrepreneurs who are using the power of small business to tackle some of Detroit's most challenging societal and environmental problems.
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Justine PETERSEN
Kansas;
Missouri;
Illinois
Our typical client has an average credit score of 575 at intake which is considered low by most lenders. Justine PETERSEN’s counselors use the one-on-one financial coaching to improve clients’ credit profiles and ability to access safe and affordable capital.
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Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce and Fresno Metro Black Chamber Foundation (FMBCC)
California
Our mission is to engage, educate, and empower Black-owned businesses in California's Central Valley region through advocacy, technical assistance, and capacity building programs and services.
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Maximum Reach 4 Economic Equity
California
Our mission is to fortify the economic power and self-sufficiency of African American communities through small and micro-business support.
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Urban Impact Birmingham
Alabama
We strive to lead, build and grow traditionally underserved and historic African-American commercial districts and communities.
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The Porter House KC
Missouri
We provide small business development training along with a speaker series once a month.
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Georgia Watch
Georgia
Through financial literacy workshops, Georgia Watch opens doors to the financial mainstream and increases financial security.
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Riverside Center for Innovation
Pennsylvania
RCI provides direct services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, neighborhoods and communities along with developmental training and educational programs.
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Sunshine Enterprises
Illinois
We provide business development programs including a 12-week Community Business Academy (CBA), offered 14 times in various places around Chicago…
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Northside Economic Opportunity Network
Minnesota
Our mission is to expand economic development opportunities and build wealth for entrepreneurs in north Minneapolis and surrounding communities.
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Georgia Micro Enterprise Network, Inc.
Georgia
GMEN (Georgia Micro Enterprise Network) is a statewide, non‐profit, 501(c) 3 corporation established in 1997 to be a catalyst for economic development and to create opportunities and a better environment for microbusiness development in the State of Georgia and the Southeast.
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