Capital Kombucha bubbly over growth
Capital Kombucha bubbly over growth D.C. own kombucha producer, Capital Kombucha, is growing, thanks in part to a recent $20,000 investment from the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF). The […]
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Business startup program aims to reduce unemployment
Business startup program aims to reduce unemployment in DC by Kaitlynn Hendricks Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Kenny Brown, a single dad who has been unemployed for more than four years, […]
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Treasury Department gives $10.1M to D.C.-area development organizations
Treasury Department gives $10.1M to D.C.-area development organizations Eight Washington-area community development organizations have gotten $10.1 million in awards from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The […]
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A Hand Up: In the U.S., microfinance gives the smallest businesses a chance to grow
A Hand Up: In the U.S., microfinance gives the smallest businesses a chance to grow Tim Flanagan strolls the streets of the Washington, D.C., working-class neighborhoods where he works and points out businesses that […]
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Black business lending: Harder hit, less rebound
Black business lending: Harder hit, less rebound When Donna Austin opened her funeral brokerage business in 2007, she invited everyone she knew to her new office in Greenbelt to celebrate. […]
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Holding the Purse Strings
Holding the Purse Strings by Dale Coachman Black Enterprise October 1, 2011 Name: Lindsay Hicks Title: Technical Assistance Officer Company: Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) Education: B.A. in Political Science with a minor in […]
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D.C. streetscape relief fund open for business
D.C. streetscape relief fund open for business BY MICHAEL NEIBAUER Aug 19, 2011, 6:00am EDT D.C. business owners who can prove they have experienced financial hardship as a result of a […]
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Community development funds in D.C. area scrape for cash
Community development funds in D.C. area scrape for cash In the area’s toughest neighborhoods, the most visible lenders are often the sort who deal in used guitars, well-worn jewelry and […]
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Lending a hand
Lending a hand Capital is the lifeblood of any business, and Donna Grigsby has been giving transfusions to cash-strapped entrepreneurs for nine years as executive director of the Washington Area […]
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D.C., Prince George’s small businesses to share $760,000
D.C., Prince George’s small businesses to share $760,000 Small businesses in parts of the District and Prince George’s County will benefit from a $760,000 grant courtesy of the U.S. Department […]
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