CDFIs solve for capital access gaps that increase economic opportunities for people and communities who have been excluded from that opportunity.
CDFIs solve for capital access gaps that increase economic opportunities for people and communities who have been excluded from that opportunity.
CDFI funds are frequently the only source of funding and lending available to small, scaled community-oriented development in Minneapolis. Without access to those opportunities companies like mine would not be able to accomplish our development goals and create mid-scale projects related to the arts and market rate affordable housing.
Small businesses are the backbone of the US economy. One estimate is that Small businesses