June 25, 2015: Budgets: State ($2mm for SBDCs) and Federal (SBA, CDFI), microTracker Census
Month: June 2015
MicroLending Academy Newsletter: Commitment to Scale
The MLA newsletter is chock-a-block with articles, resources, technology, success stories, interviews, and big picture ideas on all Lending Academy features. This edition focuses on capacity building and lists several opportunities for training, whether they be peer calls, webinars or tools you can use.In this Issue… Success Story: Opportunity Fund, A Commitment to Scale A
microTracker Opens and National Pollinators Week
June 18, 2015: microTracker Opens and National (Business) Pollinators Week
Micro Lending Academy: Balance Sheet Basics
This webinar, the first of a two-part series, will be an introduction to Balance Sheets accounts, what they mean and how they work together. We have a fun exercise (you can use it in your classes!) that demonstrates how the Balance Sheet changes with each business transaction.
A Banker’s Perspective: Fred Mendez of Union Bank
Fred Mendez, long known as a champion of micro business development and lending in California, recently assumed the position of Managing Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for the Americas for MUFG Union Bank, NA. Previous to taking on this exciting new role, Fred ran the Community Development program for Rabobank for 8 years, creating a
Opportunity Fund, A Commitment To Scale
Thanks to Susan Brown, CAMEO’s microloan consultant for this post. For Opportunity Fund, the desire for meaningful community impact means a commitment to scale. They close 1,500 loans per year, adding up to $26.5 million. To date, they have lent $100 million to 4,000 clients who have a median income of $28,000. They close about
Annual Meeting Success! And Two Upcoming CAMEO Webinars
June 11, 2015: Annual Meeting Success! And two upcoming CAMEO webinars on microTracker and balance sheets
Micro Firms Trump Large Corps in Job Creation !
June 4, 2015: Micro Firms Trump Large Corps in Job Creation!, Annual Meeting next Tuesday and MicroTracker takes pulse of microbusiness sector
Annual Meeting Less Than Two Weeks Away
May 28, 2015: Annual Member Meeting and Spotlight on YucaTech Technology