COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses and Nonprofits

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On March 18, 2020

[Updated April 3, 2020] We’re sharing with you—our community—the same message and COVID-19 resources for small businesses and nonprofits that we provided to our active borrowers. During this challenging time, stay true to your values and support each other. None of us will come out of this unchanged. This is rapidly evolving. We will update […]

Community Engagement, News

Making Funding Accessible in the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Community

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On November 22, 2019

AdvanceAPI: A Partnership with the Asian Business Association of San Diego Doing your taxes. Buying a house. Raising a family. Some things are, by nature, challenging. Entrepreneurs in underestimated communities would also add finding investors and accessing startup capital to this list. As an entrepreneur, sourcing start-up capital can be time-consuming. Add in the factor of […]

Community Engagement, News

Thoughts from the Road: Small Business Drives Strong Communities Across the Country

Posted by Lauren Grattan
On May 23, 2019

David and I spent National Small Business Week on the road in New York; Columbus, Ohio; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We spoke with stakeholders from different walks of life who all recognize the transformative power of small business from varied angles. Let me tell you. It was wild. Mental gymnastics at its finest, switching gears […]