{"id":2693,"date":"2021-12-10T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/?page_id=2693"},"modified":"2022-05-13T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:38:35","slug":"welcome-to-bayou-microfund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2693\" class=\"elementor elementor-2693\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19d6f2e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19d6f2e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68093c0d\" data-id=\"68093c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e99bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-prime-slider-dragon\" data-id=\"52e99bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"prime-slider-dragon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-dragon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-visible-toggle\" data-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;#bdt-52e99bd1&quot;,&quot;animation_status&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" id=\"bdt-52e99bd1\" bdt-slideshow=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;ratio&quot;:&quot;1940:700&quot;,&quot;min-height&quot;:600,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay-interval&quot;:5000,&quot;pause-on-hover&quot;:true,&quot;velocity&quot;:1,&quot;finite&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bdt-slideshow-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-247abf5\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gowing_coinPot.png')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gowing_coinPot.png')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-main-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"bdt-title-tag\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 200,-200; opacity: 1,1,0\"  data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frist-word\">Our<\/span> Mission\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 300,-300; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To incubate micro-entrepreneurs by providing interest-free loans and mentoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 400,-400; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n\t\t<\/li>\n        \t\t<li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-42a541e\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hand-holding-tree-blur-green-nature-scaled-e1629143821498.jpg')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hand-holding-tree-blur-green-nature-scaled-e1629143821498.jpg')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-main-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"bdt-title-tag\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 200,-200; opacity: 1,1,0\"  data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frist-word\">Our<\/span> Vision\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 300,-300; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Energize the community to get connected with micro-entrepreneurs by supporting and lending, thus creating a virtuous circle of giving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 400,-400; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n\t\t<\/li>\n        \t\t<li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-e1b7ddf\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hospice-e1650683950131.png')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hospice-e1650683950131.png')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-main-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"bdt-title-tag\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 200,-200; opacity: 1,1,0\"  data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frist-word\">Funding<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 300,-300; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Houston Entrepreneurs Now Funding on Kiva.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 400,-400; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQk20vI2IZd42i5OWKq_jP-g3tIIq1jPM3hbw7kxBvFnlh1oVkGF57r11j5-XH5s60jqEYhdEOPHe25\/pub\" class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-button reveal-muted\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button-text\">See Who is Funding Now Here<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button-border-circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button-mask-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-button-small-circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n\t\t<\/li>\n        \t\t<li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-61f1b98\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/houston_skyline_day.png')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/houston_skyline_day.png')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-sub-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-sub-title-inner\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 100,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                            A New Kiva Hub                        <\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-main-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"bdt-title-tag\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 200,-200; opacity: 1,1,0\"  data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frist-word\">In<\/span> Houston!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 300,-300; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bayou Microfund has been selected by Kiva to become a Kiva Hub.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 400,-400; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n\t\t<\/li>\n        \t\t<li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-32d7fc2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wereOpen-scaled-e1650683868176.jpg')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-dragon-slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ps-slide-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wereOpen-scaled-e1650683868176.jpg')\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-sub-title\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-sub-title-inner\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 100,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                            Welcome to                         <\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-main-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"bdt-title-tag\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 200,-200; opacity: 1,1,0\"  data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frist-word\">Bayou<\/span> MicroFund\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 300,-300; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bayou Micro Fund is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"x: 400,-400; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n\t\t<\/li>\n        \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t            \n                <ul class=\"bdt-slideshow-nav bdt-dotnav bdt-dotnav-vertical reveal-muted\">\n\n                                        <li bdt-slideshow-item=\"0\" data-label=\"01\" ><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/li>\n                                        <li bdt-slideshow-item=\"1\" data-label=\"02\" ><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/li>\n                                        <li bdt-slideshow-item=\"2\" data-label=\"03\" ><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/li>\n                                        <li bdt-slideshow-item=\"3\" data-label=\"04\" ><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/li>\n                                        <li bdt-slideshow-item=\"4\" data-label=\"05\" ><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/li>\n                                        \n                <\/ul>\n\n            \n        \t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-social-icon reveal-muted\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-social-share-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-social-share-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-social-share-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstagram\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-social-share-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-social-share-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYouTube\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73442280 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73442280\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f31805\" data-id=\"f31805\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35101dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35101dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A New Kiva Hub In Houston<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e3c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e3c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bayou Microfund has been selected by Kiva to become a Kiva Hub. We can now fund more deserving and financially excluded micro-entrepreneurs in Houston.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43896b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43896b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQk20vI2IZd42i5OWKq_jP-g3tIIq1jPM3hbw7kxBvFnlh1oVkGF57r11j5-XH5s60jqEYhdEOPHe25\/pub?embedded=true\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a> for a List of Kiva Entrepreneurs Now Fundraising<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2667f0\" data-id=\"6d2667f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689db90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"689db90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1895\" height=\"1168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65.jpg 1895w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65-470x290.jpg 470w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65-1024x631.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65-130x80.jpg 130w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65-768x473.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/65-1536x947.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1895px) 100vw, 1895px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cf23fa4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cf23fa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8b2dd3\" data-id=\"4a8b2dd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e330aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e330aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41de009a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41de009a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">OUR PARTNERS FOR INCUBATING MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-798fdf52 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"798fdf52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63bb177d\" data-id=\"63bb177d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4075d3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4075d3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberiabank.com\/business\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"284\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iberia.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iberia.png 284w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iberia-80x80.png 80w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iberia-230x230.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f3d80c8\" data-id=\"5f3d80c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d664d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8d664d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hancockwhitney.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"284\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hancokWhitney.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hancokWhitney.png 284w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hancokWhitney-80x80.png 80w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hancokWhitney-230x230.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b726de\" data-id=\"71b726de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e569cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e569cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiva.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"284\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kiva.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kiva.png 284w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kiva-80x80.png 80w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kiva-230x230.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34dc02ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34dc02ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b0a101\" data-id=\"7b0a101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3641d1df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3641d1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerripley.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"284\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bakerriply_logo.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bakerriply_logo.png 284w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bakerriply_logo-80x80.png 80w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bakerriply_logo-230x230.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f70f22\" data-id=\"49f70f22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f424f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f424f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beehivefund.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"320\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Beehive_Transparent.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Beehive_Transparent.png 320w, http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Beehive_Transparent-129x80.png 129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5668964c\" data-id=\"5668964c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a93c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48a93c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tie.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"284\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TIE.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large\" 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Our Vision Energize the community to get connected with micro-entrepreneurs by supporting and lending, thus creating a virtuous circle of giving. Funding Houston Entrepreneurs Now Funding on Kiva. See Who is Funding Now Here A New Kiva Hub In Houston! Bayou Microfund has been &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2693"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2693"}],"version-history":[{"count":130,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6299,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2693\/revisions\/6299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}