Wind River Development Fund Stories and Data

Wind River Development Fund Stories

HealthWorks
Warrior Meat Company
Warrior Grocery
Chasing Dandelions brings Play Therapy to Aberdeen

Wind River Development Fund Fact Sheet

The shift in business models among banks and credit unions—along with ongoing consolidation and the retreat from rural markets—has left a growing number of entrepreneurs without access to traditional financing. In response, MoFi and other CDFIs have become critical entry points for future bank customers.

-Heidi DeArment, MoFi

CDFIs provide much-needed assistance to individuals and businesses in the state of South Dakota.

-Maureen Nelson, GROW South Dakota, Sisseton, SD

CDFIs assist businesses and individuals that often cannot access bank capital. Especially in rural SD access to capital is difficult and the # of small banks have been reduced.

-Lori Finnesand, GROW SD, Sisseton, SD

Map of Wind River Development Fund CDFI Branches and Stories