“I was new at business and it would have been impossible to get that kind of money from a regular bank,” 

-Lawanda, Taylor Tots Preschool

“This money is critically important for us,” says David Muir, co-owner of Island Syndicate. “We are all about doing things at the highest level, and without a loan, there’s just so much you can’t do.”

“This assistance from the Urban League has been so great,”  says Irica Dore, owner of Blu Bliss Spa. “Without it, there would be no way I could have qualified for traditional financing. I wouldn’t have met many of the qualifications.”