Kauffman Foundation rolls out $1.2M microlending program to help underserved entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts | November 16, 2017

Amid a swarm of 160 events as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced a new microlending program to spur investment in underserved entrepreneurs. In partnership with four microfinance lenders, the foundation issued a series of grants totaling $1.2 million that a will change the way the nonprofit microlenders capitalize their…

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Kansas City sculpts new program to fund artists

By Tommy Felts | July 3, 2015

The City of Kansas City, Mo., is putting its money where its mouth is in support of local artists. Moving forward, artists will be eligible to receive funding through a micro-lending program, piloting to support the growth and stability of their creative practice. Created through a collaboration between the city, the Economic Development Corporation of…

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