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CDFI leader: Lending options are crucial for micro-businesses
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CDFI leader: Lending options are crucial for micro-businesses
Black businesses need to be top of mind for financial institutions every month, not just during August, which is National Black Business Month, according to Kimberly Lyle, the CEO of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corp.
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Funding restrictions limit community lenders’ expansion efforts
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Funding restrictions limit community lenders’ expansion efforts
Community development financial institutions, or CDFIs, have been a lifeline for local businesses in underserved communities for three decades. But when the nearly 100 CDFIs in Massachusetts have trouble accessing capital themselves, the whole pipeline suffers.
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