Small Business Growth

We strengthen communities and help create local jobs by investing in underserved small business owners. We fund nonprofits that are focused on providing capital, technical assistance and networks of support for entrepreneurs.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Microfinance Nonprofit Grameen America Opens New Branch in Phoenix With Catalytic Support From Wells Fargo
Grameen America announced the opening of its new branch location in Phoenix, Arizona with major philanthropic support from the Wells Fargo Foundation to help expand access to affordable capital for women entrepreneurs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Larta Institute Opens Call for Applicants to 2024 Venture Fellows Cohort
Larta Institute has opened a call for applicants to its 2024 Venture Fellows program which will welcome diverse innovators who are developing solutions to combat the impacts of climate change in communities that are most at risk.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting the Wave of New Black Women Entrepreneurs
Saundra Gilliard started her business in early 2020, just weeks before COVID-19 would officially become a pandemic. It turns out, she was far from alone.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

How a Mini Food Creator, a Pepper Farming Duo, and Other Iowans Are Accelerating Their Businesses
The Drake University Business Clinic has helped budding entrepreneurs around Iowa develop their business plans.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network Announce $70M Equitable Access Fund
The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and Hello Alice, the fintech helping over one million small businesses access capital, proudly announced the creation of a $70M Equitable Access Fund, with initial funding led by Wells Fargo.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Larta Institute Announces Inaugural Cohort of Venture Fellows
Larta today announced the inaugural cohort of startups that have been selected for its Venture Fellows program. The cohort of 14 startups, drawn from applicants based in Los Angeles and Miami, will receive support for their innovative concepts to enhance urban climate resilience.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The American Small Business Growth Program Now Enables Small Business Success in Spanish
Today, Silver Lining announces that its small business technical assistance program, SLAP™ (Silver Lining Action Plan) is now available in Spanish. The initiative, funded by Wells Fargo, makes goal setting and business planning more accessible for small business owners.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Inaugural LatinX Innovation Hub Launches at the SXSW Interactive & Music Festival This March
My Money My Future, a leading fintech for financial inclusion and Black & Brown Founders, an entrepreneurship focused non-profit, will co-host the first ever LatinX Innovation Hub at the SXSW Interactive & Music Festival this March.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Deploying Capital for Veteran Entrepreneurs
U.S. Army veteran Xiaobo Guan was struggling as a first-time business owner until capital and education from the Veteran Loan Fund helped him make improvements to his self-service car wash business.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Larta Institute Funds Diverse Innovators and Community-Based Climate Solutions With Wells Fargo Foundation Grant
Larta Institute was awarded a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to launch a new Venture Fellows program, which will invest in diverse innovators and community-based solutions to combat the impacts of climate change.

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