Paws in the Poppies
Microlender:
AmPac Business Capital
Impact:
Loan Proceeds helped a woman-owned business to expand its service offerings to provide technology-assisted therapy for animals and humans, strengthening service capacity and profitability.
Location:
San Luis Obispo, CA
Loan Amount:
$31,250
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Honeybee Speech Therapy Inc.
Microlender:
AmPac Business Capital
Impact:
Capital for a Hispanic woman-owned business to hire a speech-language pathologist and assistant to provide speech services for Meadows Union School District students and funded light cosmetic repairs to headquarters.
Location:
El Centro, CA
Loan Amount:
$50,000
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Nuen Music, LLC
Microlender:
AmPac Business Capital
Impact:
Capital to support service expansion, equipment upgrades, talent recruitment, enhanced marketing, and client acquisition.
Location:
Ontario, CA
Loan Amount:
$45,000
Capital to support service expansion, equipment upgrades, talent recruitment, enhanced marketing, and client acquisition ...
Warehouse Fitness
Microlender:
Center for Rural Affairs
Impact:
Down payment assistance for a business facility
Location:
Scottsbluff, NE
Loan Amount:
Center for Rural Affairs For years, Rene Marquez dreamed of owning his own gym. He longed for a big garage or any sort of space where he could exercise and run a boxing program. With 20 years of fighting experience ...
George Flooring
Microlender:
Center for Rural Affairs
Impact:
Upgrades for business tools and vehicles
Location:
South Sioux City, NE
Loan Amount:
Center for Rural Affairs Jorge Velasquez has faced a few challenges along his journey to being the owner of George Flooring, based in South Sioux City, Nebraska. One of the biggest barriers has been learning the economic system of a ...
Laundry Mex
Microlender:
Center for Rural Affairs
Impact:
Helped an employee turn owner with support
Location:
Grand Island, NE
Loan Amount:
Center for Rural Affairs When Maria Dolores Arias Villalpando started working at Laundry Mex, LLC, in Grand Island, Nebraska, she had no idea she’d eventually own the business and the building it’s in, plus become a property manager to other ...
Total Graphics
Microlender:
Center for Rural Affairs
Impact:
Made necessary equipment purchases possible for a hobby to evolve into a business
Location:
Wayne, NE
Loan Amount:
Center for Rural Affairs From hair bows and craft shows to offering custom graphic designs out of her own storefront, Mandy Parker had no idea her hobby would evolve into a successful business. What began as a simple craft project, ...
Pham’s Coffee & Boba
Microlender:
Center for Rural Affairs
Impact:
Stocked a brand-new business and provided the tools needed for an entrepreneur to launch
Location:
Grand Island, NE
Loan Amount:
Center for Rural Affairs Pham’s Coffee & Boba in Grand Island, Nebraska, is not a typical coffee shop. From placing an order to taking the first sip, customers are in for an immersive, educational, and delicious experience. When Tuan Pham ...
Palermo Italian Cuisine
Microlender:
Center for Rural Affairs
Impact:
Loan provided to purchase a building for brothers to open a family-owned and operated restaurant
Location:
Jackson, NE
Loan Amount:
Center for Rural Affairs When Ernesto Estrada Marquez came to the U.S. in 2001, he didn’t plan on eventually owning a restaurant. But he took jobs in the food industry after arriving in Chicago, and he discovered he enjoyed it ...
