Grameen America today announced that it has received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services to be a licensed lender in New York State. The license further enhances Grameen America’s ability to deliver continuing financial services and training to its community of more than 47,000 low-income women entrepreneurs in New York.
Read MorePresident and CEO of Grameen America, Andrea Jung, spoke with Peter Renton of Lend Academy about the Grameen America model and how we work to support women’s entrepreneurship and financial inclusion across the United States.
Read MoreToday we are proud to announce our partnership with Citi and Mastercard to introduce several new financial technology platforms to improve our organization’s digital financial technology solutions.
Read MoreHerlinda 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreOlivia took her lifelong passion for fashion and started her own business to sell custom textiles, clothing and accessories.
Read MoreYesenia 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.
Read MoreGrameen America is excited to share our 2016 3rd Quarter Report, which celebrates our latest milestones, programmatic achievements and impact from the past quarter.
Read MoreDamaris 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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