This summer, Esperanza Winters found a gem in Sherman Park: a 2,800-square-foot building for a second location of Wellspace MKE, the co-working space for wellness practitioners she founded in 2021.

As the founder of Rainbow Lake Farm in Chelsea, Zachary Brown had big ideas for how to expand the operation. But he needed a loan. In Cedar Rapids, Meggie Hounyovi was looking to bring her clothing ...

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SALISBURY — Being a small business owner is one of the most challenging but rewarding jobs a person can have. One of the toughest aspects is getting adequate funding to accomplish goals. To raise ...

Dave Smith teaches seventh grade social studies at Garden Spot Middle School. Smith introduced micro-lending to his students in 2008. Smith’s classes have been taking part in loaning money through the ...

Through Kiva’s proven microlending model, anyone with an Internet connection and $25 can help crowdfund a loan to a small business owner profiled on kiva.org. Since 2005, Kiva has crowdfunded more ...

The impact investing platform, Kiva (www.kiva.org), was designed to do just that. A U.S. non-profit that has lent over $1.7 billion to small businesses and individuals, Kiva investors crowdfund loans ...

Maurice “Mo” Nurse sits in front of his Black Sheep clothing line at Creative Printing Plus, 353 E. College St. in Iowa City. Nurse is using two Kiva Iowa microloans to expand his small business.