Herlinda used her first Grameen America loan of $1,000 to purchase a rental space for her homemade ice cream and yogurt business. She now supports 6 employees and recently purchased a new juice maker to improve her inventory.
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As part of its ongoing efforts to fuel economic development in the city of San Jose, the Knight Foundation granted $245,000 in funding to Grameen America.
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Olivia took her lifelong passion for fashion and started her own business to sell custom textiles, clothing and accessories.
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Yesenia joined Grameen America in order to open her own restaurant in Indianapolis. Today, she is committed to helping other women in her community have the same success.
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Grameen America is excited to share our 2016 3rd Quarter Report, which celebrates our latest milestones, programmatic achievements and impact from the past quarter.
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Damaris always had dreams of starting her own business. After joining Grameen America in 2014, she now runs a successful family-run restaurant with her children.
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Through the CDFI Fund, Grameen America was awarded $1.75 million to further expand our microloan program and enable low-income women entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.
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Grameen America partners with Spanx and the Sara Blakely Foundation to empower more than 100,000 low-income women entrepreneurs.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a decline in the number of Americans without access to financial services.
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