ACCION Chicago, a breath of fresh air for small businesses
Sophie Darugar
Published: October 20, 2009
ACCION Chicago was recently highlighted in both the Chicago Tribune and the Lawndale News. ACCION Chicago is seeing a large increase in applications due to tightening loan pools at banks. Often a small loan is all a small business needs to get started or expand, and ACCION is happy to fill that role. We are grateful to our clients Vixen Beauty Lounge, Catering Out the Box, New Age Preparatory Academy, and Style& Spa for their stories.
ACCION Chicago is an alternative lending organization dedicated to providing credit and other business services to small business owners who do not have access to traditional sources of financing. By encouraging the economic self-reliance of microentrepreneurs throughout the Chicagoland area, ACCION Chicago strives to help businesses and communities grow.
Many of our clients do not have access to traditional bank loans. The small size of their loan request and limited credit history regularly make them ineligible for conventional financing and unable to obtain the credit they need to grow their businesses. ACCION Chicago provides the credit and training necessary to help small business owners increase their incomes, create new jobs and strengthen their communities
Sophie Darugar is the Community Outreach Coordinator at ACCION Chicago
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