The 9-week virtual programs are designed for entrepreneurs eager to launch and grow their small business...
Small businesses impacted by COVID-19 in the restaurant, hotel, and creative arts organizations can visit CDF to apply online for grants today...
Platform Will Help Improve Access to Capital for Walmart’s U.S. Supplier Base through Network of over 70 lenders, Including 20+ Diverse Financial Institutions...
SXSW attendees can meet NCRC CDF during the “Impact Investing that Actually Works” session, at their booth (#649), or during a mentorship session...
The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) recently announced that Nayeli Pelayo has been named a 2023 NALCAB Pete Garcia Community Economic Development fellow. Pelayo currently serves as CDFI Operations Director at NCRC Community Development Fund (NCRC CDF)....
Tenita Strand launched Status Co. Leather Studio in June 2019 online with handcrafted artisan back packs, duffle bags, eye glass cases, iPad covers, journals, pillow covers, purses and more. Later that year, she sold her products in a shared space in Daleville, Alabama. This summer,...
Entrepreneur Keel Russell knew from an early age he wanted to start his own business. While attending the Keiser University in Ft. Lauderdale, Russell formed IcyTalent Group (“I see talent”), a social media platform for talented people. He incorporated in 2008 as he finished an...
Tiffany Marr, founder and CEO of Wemblr, an Ohio-based financial technology company, noticed her kids engaging in conversations on social media about digital currency and investing, she knew it was the right time to launch a program for this age group. “These kids aren’t shying...
Antonio McBroom’s job as a scooper at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina earned him a free milkshake every shift he worked. McBroom, a merit scholarship student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, was hooked. When it came...
When Dr. Rachel Day chose to specialize in dermatology at Cornell University, she did so with intentionality. Her interest and respect for internal medicine would work well to treating skin, hair and nails as a dermatologist. “It was where I felt the most integration across...