Kiva Loan Oakland
In 2014 mayor schaaf led oakland to be the first city to become a kiva trustee setting the example for cities like san francisco and philadelphiain 2016 oakland officially became a kiva city connecting a deeply embedded ecosystem of partnerships with technical service providers business advisers and incubators to offer options for entrepreneurs to start and grow their.
Kiva loan oakland. On march 16 kiva partnered with the city of oakland to launch kiva oakland an initiative to bring crowdfunded 0 percent interest loans to 600 small businesses over the next three years. Make a loan to a small business owner in pittsburgh on kiva. The city the oakland business center capital one and the miller foundation will match every loan dollar to dollar up to 225000. Kiva oakland provides small business loans at 0 interest and no fees.
About us a community of kiva lenders borrowers trustees staff volunteers and supporters either from oakland or with a passion for this great city. Support women entrepreneurs students and refugees around the world with as little as 25 on kiva. Kiva zip is a pilot program within kiva that uses mobile and electronic payment technology to enable direct zero interest loans between lenders and borrowers helping us reach more types of borrowers than ever before. We want to expand economic opportunities around the world and here in oakland.
You can help create jobs and strengthen communities. On tuesday night the city of oakland approved the proposal that would make them the first us. 100 of your loan go to support borrowers. With a 10000 kiva loan reem was able to buy a utility truck and hire staff to grow my business eventually opening her first location in oaklands fruitvale district.
Kiva is the worlds first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe. As centros kiva trained capital access manager veronica gutierrez will guide borrowers through the loan process and assist the organizations supporting them with access to kiva loans. Currently centro serves as kiva hub for oakland and will provide services to all of alameda county in the near future. Kiva hub pittsburgh is a partnership with kiva a lender that provides entrepreneurs in the us with access to 0 interest capital and a community of over 16m lenders.
Make a loan to an entrepreneur across the globe for as little as 25. Oakland is leading the nation in supporting local businesses through kiva loans. City to become a kiva zip trustee. Learn about borrowing and also consider joining as a lender.
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