The mission of the Nonprofit Finance Fund is to unlock the potential of mission-driven organizations. This video provides insight into the role that CDFI's play in building strong communities.
Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Community Development Financial Institution Nonprofit Finance Fund, manages $80 million of impact investments. He is also the author of Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference.
Many of the SBA programs offering Small Business Grants, Loan Programs and Counseling Programs for women are offered through state agencies.
In line with this mission, the NIH has recently constituted the Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Development of Cancer Therapeutics, Imaging Technologies, Interventional Devices, Diagnostics, and Prognostics Toward Commercialization Program.
The Small Business Administration has established the Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) Empowerment Contracting Program wherein they aim to provide federal contracting assistance to eligible small business corporations which are located in underutilized business zones so as to improve their employment opportunities, investments, and their area's economic development.
Emeka Forbes from Etruria, Staffordshire, England is an 18-year-old entrepreneur who is known for developing theĀ Capturate.com site because of his love for photography. He has recently launched a new venture operating as a social enterprise calledĀ Young Creatives.