Client: Caitlin Way, owner of Fisheye Coffee Client Location: Sitka, AK CDFI: Spruce Root CDFI service area: Alaska CDFI services provided: Financing (2021 Native CDFI
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Colombian Sisters Use PPP Loans from South Carolina CDFI to Keep Alterations Stores Open
Greer, SC
Client: Clara Hoyos, owner of Clara’s Alterations, and Cesarfina Cardona, owner of Lyman Alterations Client locations: Greer and Lyman, SC CDFI: CommunityWorks CDFI service area:
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Florida Attorney Grows Immigration Law Center with Help of CDFI Financing and Business Coaching
Groveland, FL
Client: Bridgette Bennett, owner of Bennett Law Center Client location: Groveland, FL CDFI: Black Business Investment Fund (BBIF) CDFI service area: Florida CDFI services provided:
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Arkansas Daycare Makes Overdue Facility Upgrades Using PPP Loan
Pine Bluff, AR
Client: Makethia Smith dba Moma Keta’s Childcare Client location: Pine Bluff, AR CDFI: Communities Unlimited CDFI service area: Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee CDFI services provided: Financing,
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Virginia Fitness Entrepreneur Rebuilds Her Business with Help of Local CDFI
Arlington, VA
Client: Kimberley Kruse, owner of KK Fitness Client location: Arlington, VA CDFI: Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) CDFI service area: Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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New York City Couple Uses CDFI Financing to Help Reduce Crime and Domestic Violence
New York, NY
Client: Elitia and Cullen Mattox, owners of When Love Works Client location: New York, NY CDFI: Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund CDFI service area: New York CDFI services
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Employee-owned Market Celebrates Grand Opening in Ohio Food Desert with Help of CDFI Financing
Dayton, OH
Client: Gem City Market Client location: Dayton, OH CDFI: Finance Fund Capital Corporation (FCAP) CDFI service area: Ohio CDFI services provided: Financing and technical assistance, with support
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Nepali Restaurant in New York City Keeps Growing Despite Pandemic with Support from Local CDFI
Queens, NY
Client: Mingma Sherpa, owner of Momo Crave Client location: Queens, NY CDFI: Accompany Capital CDFI service area: New Jersey and New York CDFI services provided: Financing and technical assistance, with support
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Minnesota Couple Works with CDFI to Expand Wood Shop and Open Local Artisan Collective in Duluth
Duluth, MN
Client: Anna and Nathanael Bailey, owners of Bailey Builds Client location: Duluth, MN CDFI: Entrepreneur Fund CDFI service area: Minnesota and Wisconsin CDFI services provided: Financing and technical
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