Community Loan Fund – News & Events
Community Loan Fund News
Small Business Spotlight: Emma Ruth’s Soulful Cuisine and Catering
Emma Ruth's Soulful Cuisine and Catering, Inc. is the dream enterprise of Mark Manigault, a local chef who has been cooking since he was a child in his mother’s kitchen. Emma Ruth’s is a tribute to Mark’s late mother who passed in 2008. She always expressed her love through her food and taught Mark how to cook with [Read More]
Living Resources Expands Housing Inventory For Individuals With Disabilities- With Help From Community Loan Fund
The Community Loan Fund recently closed on a $600,000 loan to Living Resources Corporation to assist the organization in purchasing and rehabilitating a home in Niskayuna (Schenectady County). Once renovated, the property will be utilized to house five individuals with special needs who are physically disabled. Since 1974, Living Resources has served as a pillar in our community providing supportive services that [Read More]
Now Hiring: Executive Director
Community Loan Fund Seeks New Executive Director Organizational Overview The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region, a nonprofit community development financial institution, is seeking a full-time Executive Director. The position will be vacant as of December 31, 2024 and an Interim Executive Director will manage the organization until the position is filled. OVERVIEW The Community Loan Fund pools capital [Read More]
Community Loan Fund Announces Search For New Executive Director
Executive Director Linda MacFarlane has announced her retirement from the Community Loan Fund. Under her leadership over the past eleven years, the Community Loan Fund has grown its small business and nonprofit loan portfolio dramatically while expanding public-private partnerships to serve the community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Loan Fund played an essential role administering relief grants for small businesses [Read More]
9-Week Small Business Class Returns To In-Person Format
Albany, NY-– The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region is thrilled to announce the return of the 9-Week Business Planning Course to an in-person format for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first class will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd from 5:30-8:30 and will run concurrently on Wednesday evenings until March 26th. The class [Read More]
Events Calendar
June 2025
6-Week Childcare Business Development Course Sale has ended
July 2025
AARP Work For Yourself at 50+
How to Write a Strategic Business Plan
