Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2021) – The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) announced today that CEO Harold B. Pettigrew, Jr.’s selection to the Washington Business Journal’s Power 100 Class…
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (December 3, 2021) – The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) announced today that CEO Harold B. Pettigrew, Jr.’s selection to the Washington Business Journal’s Power 100 Class…
Read MoreIn honor of National Black Business Month, Program Director Messay Derebe speaks with Guy Lambert, the host of Community Focus Hour on WPGC 95.5. Tune in to learn why we…
Read MoreOctober marks Employee Ownership month — a time to celebrate employee-owned businesses and their contributions to their communities, worker-owners, and economy. Roost is a D.C.-based property management firm, with a story that…
Read MoreThe Enterprising Women of Color DMV Business Center (Center) today announced the participants for the Ascend.Her: Phoenix Cohort, the latest cohort of Wacif’s award-winning Ascend Capital Accelerator.
Read MoreThe Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) announced today a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through their Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME).
Read MoreThe Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) today announced CEO Harold Pettigrew, Jr.’s selection to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board).
Read MoreThe Enterprising Women of Color DMV Business Center (Center) today announced the launch of the inaugural Ascend.Her Capital Accelerator: Phoenix Cohort.
Read MoreThe Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) today announced CEO Harold B. Pettigrew, Jr.’s selection to Class V of the Aspen Institute’s Finance Leaders Fellowship.
Read MoreThe Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) is proud to announce the appointment of Wacif Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO) Kevin Fryatt as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of Credit Builders Alliance (CBA) and Credit Builders Alliance Fund (CBA Fund) Boards.
Read MoreThe Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) today announced the official launch of the Greater Washington Center for Employee Ownership (GWCEO).
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