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About Main Street Microfinance
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Main Street Microfinance seeks to provide a ground-level view of microfinance in the United States. Blog contributors are industry insiders – the loan consultants, practitioners, and volunteers that are inspired each day by the way that small business loans can transform communities and lives.
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About ACCION USA
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Main Street Microfinance is sponsored by ACCION USA, a pioneer and recognized leader in U.S. microfinance. Our mission is to provide microloans and other financial services to low and moderate income entrepreneurs who are unable to access bank credit for their small businesses. With economic opportunity, these entrepreneurs – often minorities and women – can build assets, better provide for their families, and strengthen their communities.Â
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Established in 1991 by international microfinance pioneer ACCION International, ACCION USA has lent over $114 million to entrepreneurs nationwide. With our online lending platform and licensees serving the Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Chicago, and San Diego markets, entrepreneurs coast-to-coast have access to microloan services.
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