Helps minority businesses access affordable growth capital
To help minority-owned small businesses navigate the evolving lending landscape and secure the right financing they need to grow, Funding Circle, the world’s leading marketplace for business financing, has partnered with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Through the partnership, Funding Circle’s small business experts will deliver a range of original financial education programs to minority business owners through MBDA’s national business center network. The materials will focus on access to alternative capital, business strategy and every business owner’s right to fair and transparent financing, as outlined in the Small Business Borrowers’ Bill of Rights.
“The success of minority-owned businesses is vital to a strong and sustainable U.S. economy, but too many of these great entrepreneurs simply don’t have access to affordable growth capital from traditional lenders,” sa…