Maria started selling traditional Mexican food out of her house on the weekend. Her food quickly became a popular destination in her community in Los Angeles, with lines out the door.
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Located in Upper Manhattan, Rebeca’s store is an eclectic mix—it is both a money transfer business and wellness juice bar.
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For Maria, life has been a lot easier since she joined Grameen America.
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For Tedy, each workday is different. She could be assisting an immigration lawyer, advising a client with a speeding ticket, notarizing a document or assisting with taxes. A wife and mother of two young sons, this spring Teddy graduated college as a paralegal.
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To mark Financial Independence Day, Lucia from Grameen America Oakland is sharing her own personal story of financial independence. Since joining in 2013, Grameen America has invested 10 loans totaling over $40,000 in her small business.
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As a very young woman, I knew that I wanted to work in the business world. I wanted a career like my mother, who combined her expertise in her industry with her desire to champion causes that lift people.
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In this episode of the MDRC Podcast, Katie Beal talks with our Vice President of Technology and Innovation, Marcus Berkowitz and MDRC’s Senior Fellow, Richard Hendra about Microfinance in the United States: Early Impacts of the Grameen America Program.
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To make ends meet, Matilde started selling homemade quesadillas from a stall. After a friend introduced Matilde to Grameen America, she quickly used her first loan of $1,500 to invest in cooking pans, plates, chairs and tables for her restaurant.
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As a mother of five daughters, Maryam often baked cakes and cookies for school events. When the school’s principal was eager to pay for her services, Maryam was encouraged to turn her passion for food into a small business.
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