Dandelion Café Loan amount: $10,000 Location: 5405 Bellaire Blvd. Bellaire,TX 77401 Website: http://dandelionhouston.com/ Houston’s abundance of small business resources makes it fertile soil for entrepreneurs, but as any gardener would tell you, it’s the hard work—not the environment—that truly helps something grow. Sarah Lieberman, the owner of Dandelion Café in Bellaire, is a testament to this. While she …
Loan amount: $5,000 Location: 2612 Scott Street Houston, Texas 77004 Website: http://www.mysweetlux.com/ Phone: 832-413-1625 You might not believe it, but the lemon bars, cakes, and other Sweet Luxuries treats featured in cafés and stores around Houston weren’t just made that morning—they’ve been in the works for almost 15 years. It was back in 2001 when, having fond …
Start Date: May 2014Original Investment: $25,000$5000 Kiva + $20,000 investmentCurrent employees: 6 Customers per day: 50-60Location: 1727 W 34th St, Houston, TX 77018Website: http://houstonpanini.com/Phone: 713-681-4500The customers of Houston Panini & Provision have taken a serious liking to the restaurant and its cofounders Alex and David Colby. But the charismatic brothers haven’t always been slinging sandwiches. In …
We are excited to announce that we have been upgraded with Kiva Zip from a Tier 2 Trustee to a Tier 3 Trustee! This means that we can now offer loans to up to 20 entrepreneurs at one time. This upgrade was the result of our 100% repayment rate with our portfolio companies. Thank you …
On April 2nd, we got together to announce our new partnership with Neighborhood Centers and had a joint event to Celebrate Our Entrepreneurs. We heard from four companies who have already been funded with interest-free loans via Kiva Zip and were introduced to four others who are “on the launch pad” and hope to be live …
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Last week, Bayou Microfund was featured in the Houston Chronicle! We met with Alyson Ward, a staff writer there, a few times over the past few weeks and she came to our Fund-a-Thon event for Once Upon a Praline. We, along with Lynn Kelly of Once Upon a Praline and Alex Colby of Lemon-D-Lite were …
Lynn Kelly and Once Upon a Praline have been fully funded on Kiva Zip! Here’s a note that Lynn shared with her lenders: From the bottom of my heart…I want to say thank you for each and every loan you extended to Once Upon a Praline®, LLC. When my Trustee approached me, I didn’t know …
Once Upon a Praline Reaches Funding Goal on Kiva Zip Read More »
We were recently mentioned in a blog post from 1776 DC, a startup accelerator in Washington, DC. The post touched on how microfinance has become more mainstream in the last 30 years, how some have feared that the movement was losing touch with its original social impact mission, and how startups are changing things today. …
From Microfinance to Financial Inclusion: Opportunities are Everywhere Read More »
