Maria has turned her artistic eye and love for crafts into a growing piñata business in Oakland, California. Inspired and named after her two children, her piñata business has taken off through word of mouth in her community.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Jennifer Lopez, the National Ambassador for Grameen America, made a special trip back to her native Bronx to provide mentorship to 20 Latina women entrepreneurs participating in the program.
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To mark Hispanic Heritage Month, we are spotlighting seven Grameen America members who run businesses in the Los Angeles Fashion District. Starting as friends and neighbors, these women have embraced each other as family while dedicating themselves to uplifting their community every day.
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The Grameen Promotoras program provides Grameen America members with health education, access to care, and direct support. Former sister organization Grameen PrimaCare and its Promotoras program will now exist as a unified entity with Grameen America to improve women’s health outcomes and reach even more low-income women with health support.
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Grameen America is partnering with global icon Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s BeyGOOD Foundation to offer small business owners and entrepreneurs of color access to affordable capital and business support as part of BeyGOOD’s Black Parade Route Small Business luncheons.
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$3 million in new loan capital provided by Etsy offers access to affordable microloans for low-income women across the country to start or grow their small businesses. An additional $1.5 million in grant funding accelerates Grameen America’s efforts to bring financial education, training, and resources directly to women of color.
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The new branch marks the growth of Grameen America’s Elevating Black Women Entrepreneurs initiative to reach emerging Black businesswomen with affordable capital, training, and support.
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Evelyn is a loving mother and third-generation entrepreneur running three successful businesses in Los Angeles.
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Grameen America hosts its third annual stakeholder event featuring Co-Chair and Grameen Bank Founder Professor Muhammad Yunus and President and CEO Andrea Jung.
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