My Sister’s Keeper Daycare & Preschool
Christina Carmichael had visions of expanding her daycare and preschool on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, those plans kicked into high gear, as Christina started taking more kids and needed to expand the facility to meet childcare licensing requirements. As the pandemic’s impacts grew, so did her clients’ needs. MoFi provided Christina with an $11,277 SBA Microloan in August 2020, enabling her to move forward with the expansion, adding a second classroom, bathroom, new parking area and privacy fence to allow children to play safely in the front yard.
Calf Pen Products
Council, Idaho (population: 865) is home to Robyn Warner – the owner Calf Pen Products. Robyn was able to fulfill a longtime dream of growing her home-based bakery and canning operation into a viable, main street business. It’s a big leap for any entrepreneur, but especially for Robyn, a mom of four who holds two part-time jobs and also runs the family’s cattle ranch with her husband. But Robyn knew she had a high-quality product that was poised for growth, if only she could find the capital to make it happen. Now, through a $10,499 SBA Microloan the business received in January 2020, Calf Pen Products is not only providing fresh-made breads, baked goods, jams and canned items to local customers, but Robyn has a commercial-grade kitchen that allows her to supply goods to restaurants and grocery stores in surrounding rural towns, which was vital once the COVID-19 pandemic hit.…