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Community Loan Fund Training Director Paul Stewart Announces Retirement After 23 Years
Paul Stewart, Director of Training at the Community Loan Fund announced that he is retiring in January 2022, after 23 years with the organization. During his time with the organization, he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs get their start. “Paul Stewart is a community servant, with a long career in advancing racial equity and community development,” says Linda MacFarlane, Executive Director of [Read More]
Community Loan Fund celebrates 36 Years of Community-Supported Lending
On Thursday, October 21, the Community Loan Fund celebrated 36 years of community-supported lending and training at the STEAM Garden on Central Avenue. The party included food from local restaurants, exhibits by small business owners, and a ceremony honoring the organization’s long-term investors. “The Community Loan Fund is blessed with the best clients in the Capital Region. We work with small businesses [Read More]
TD Charitable Foundation Supports Helps Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region Provide Training and Flexible Financing to Grow Small Businesses
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently donated $25,000 to the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region to support the organization's efforts to provide training and flexible financing to minorities, women and low-income entrepreneurs to help them start and grow businesses, ultimately creating a more equitable economy. “The Community Loan Fund is [Read More]
Taofeek Abijako’s brand HEAD OF STATE+ returns to New York Fashion Week
Taofeek Abijako is a 22-year old entrepreneur who started his fashion line when he was just 17. He was a gifted artist who excelled in the graphic arts since childhood. In his early teens, Taofeek discovered his father’s old sketchpads from his days as a fashion designer in Nigeria. Soon, he was designing his own clothing line. He set up his clothing [Read More]
Community Loan Fund launches Capital Region Community Investment Trust
In its ongoing mission to promote financial inclusion, the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region has launched the Capital Region Community Investment Trust (CIT). The Community Investment Trust (CIT) is an innovative investment model designed to build assets in economically distressed communities. The Capital Region CIT provides local residents with a low-dollar, tangible, and safe opportunity to collectively own a piece [Read More]
Town of Colonie Awards Small Business Grants: New grant program assists two businesses in first round, more to come
Today, the Town of Colonie announced its first round of small business grant recipients as part of its new “Small Business Low to Moderate Income Job Retention Grant Program.” The program is awarding $20,000 to two businesses in this, the first round of the grants. “These small business grant recipients are names and faces we all recognize, and I’m very pleased that [Read More]
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