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Press Release: $7.5 Million Chattanooga Small Business Opportunity Loan Fund Aims to Boost Capital Access for Area Small and Minority-Led Businesses

New Fund from Pathway Lending Anchors Inclusive Growth Effort by Financial, Philanthropic and Community Partners, Brings Key Local Hires and Office Expansion CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (June 9, 2021) – Chattanooga’s profile as an entrepreneurship hub gets a boost with a new $7.5 million loan fund Pathway Lending announced today. Part of a collaborative effort to advance

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Press Release: Strengthening A More Inclusive Small Business Ecosystem In Chattanooga | JPMorgan Chase Is Committing $400,000 To Three Community Partners

Strengthening a more inclusive small business ecosystem in Chattanooga JPMorgan Chase is committing $400,000 to three community partners who are dedicated to strengthening an equitable small business ecosystem CHATTANOOGA, April 28 – The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga (ULGC), LAUNCH and Pathway Lending, with the support of JPMorgan Chase, are collaborating to find innovative ways

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When One Door Closes, Another Opens: Fate Finds Neta’s Naturals

Nashville business owner Martha Lupai pivoted from braids to bottles in 2020. When the pandemic forced her salon of ten years, S&E African Hair Braiding, to close its doors temporarily, Martha saw an opening. Losing the revenue freed up time she decided to spend creating the all-natural parfum line with essential oils she long ago

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Impact Investing | CDFIs like Pathway Lending are Aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) like Pathway Lending are mission driven nonprofits that seek to generate economic growth and opportunity in underserved communities. Organizations across the CDFI industry work toward their mission in a variety of ways, from operating small business loan funds, to affordable housing initiatives and credit unions helping to build a financial

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Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

We are excited to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month and recognize the important contributions of Hispanic-owned businesses in our community. National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 through October 15 and is a period to recognize the influence of more than 60 million Hispanic Americans in our society. Join Pathway in celebrating

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Pathway Lending Awarded 2020 CDFI Grant

Pathway Lending secured a $657,000 grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) to support its continued efforts in distressed communities. In the FY2020 round, the CDFI Fund awards $204.1 Million to support economic growth in low-income and distressed, and native communities.  “I am proud to announce the

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Pathway Celebrates Our Clients During National Black Business Month

August is National Black Business Month which was founded in 2014 to support and encourage Black-owned businesses. During these uncertain times, Pathway knows how it is more important than ever for consumers to be more intentional with their buying power to support minority and Black-owned businesses. Jarlecia Jones, Pathway WBC’s Director shares that “It is

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