Grameen America and WE NYC to host Workshops for Prospective Microloan and Small Business Borrowers

Guadalupe, Grameen America microloan borrower / Photo courtesy of Grameen America

May 7, 2019 — In February of this year, UMEZ provided a $4 million loan and a $115,000 grant to Grameen America, Inc. (GAI) to finance a new microlending program in East Harlem and continue funding their already established Washington Heights lending branch.

On April 12, 2019, UMEZ hosted an event with GAI, Washington Heights Chamber of Commerce, WE NYC, and Union Settlement to inform the uptown community of the renewed initiative. The next steps in receiving a Grameen microloan is to attend a GAI Information Session and learn more about the process. To obtain more information about attaining a Grameen microloan and RSVP for a session, please contact:

East Harlem
Evelyn Morales, 917-214-2818

Washington Heights
Heidi Madrid, 347-407-4076

Grameen America Information Sessions/Open Houses will be held on:

Wednesday, May 29th and Thursday, June 25th
1:00pm – 2:30pm
500A W 170th Street, New York, NY 10032

If you are just starting your business and want to learn more about how the city can help you, during the month of May, WE NYC is hosting two workshops to help future small business borrowers learn more about how to secure funding for your business. To learn about what resources are available for your small business, please contact:

Lilliam Arias, Finance Account Manager
T: 212-749-0900 ext. 144
larias@nycbusiness-solutions.com
www.nyc.gov/sbs

To RSVP to a WE NYC event, please find information about the workshops below:

• WE Master Money Credit - Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 1:00PM at the Isabella Geriatric Center located at 515 Audubon Avenue New York, New York, 10040: RSVP here

• WE Master Money Funding - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 5:00PM at the Isabella Geriatric Center located at 515 Audubon Avenue New York, New York, 10040: RSVP here