Tag: ARTcap Microloan Fund for Artists

10 emerging makers compete for cash prizes; AltCap, Strawberry Swing team up for fall showcase

By Tommy Felts / September 30, 2024

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by AltCap, an ally to underestimated entrepreneurs that offers financing to businesses and communities that traditional lenders do not serve. Amid the historic charm of Alexander Majors Barn, 10 Kansas City-area artisans stepped into the spotlight as AltCap and Strawberry Swing teamed up to host the Emerging…

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$500K Etsy grant expected to help AltCap offer microloans to artists, creative entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / April 14, 2023

AltCap this week announced a new partnership with the global marketplace Etsy to provide microloans to artists and creative entrepreneurs in America’s Heartland.  Etsy has awarded AltCap, an impact-focused small business lender, a $500,000 grant to provide $1,000 to $10,000 loans through the ARTcap Microloan Fund to artists and creative entrepreneurs in Kansas, Missouri and…

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