CDFIs: The Best-Kept Secret for Entrepreneurs

In this session, local CDFI leaders will cover the range of services CDFIs provide to entrepreneurs and discuss how they go about being accessible for those that banks turn away. We will first discuss why CDFIs exist and how they help many small businesses that are unable to access financing from banks. We'll then dive deeper into how we deliver microloans, employ fair lending strategies and offer other services that help entrepreneurs grow. The final portion of the session will be reserved for Q/A from the audience.