Councilmember Mitchell Englander has partnered with the VEDC (Valley Economic Development Center) to provide micro-loans to small businesses that are struggling due to the ongoing Aliso Canyon Gas Leak. […]
Nevada Microenterprise Institute (NMI) in partnership with VEDC will now be known as the VEDC Nevada Business Opportunity Fund to reflect its expanded services to help small businesses gain access to capital. […]
October 23, 2015 (New York) – VEDC and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced a new lending program for African American-owned small businesses in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. […]
Kiva City Los Angeles (LA), an initiative that enables anyone with access to the internet a chance to support small business owners, local economies, and local jobs in Los Angeles launched today. […]
The Latest in Manscaping: Salon Manicures for Men. Even men like Snoop Dogg enjoy some buff and polish. […]
Funding from JPMorgan Chase has enabled VEDC to open the Boyle Heights Capital Access Center to serve as a transitional financial and retail assistance service center in this underserved neighborhood in Los Angeles. […]
VEDC announced a $500,000 small business loan to Gunbae, an upscale Korean-BBQ karaoke restaurant opening today in Lower Manhattan, through the Tri-State Business Opportunity Fund (TBOF). This will result in the creation of 40 new full-time jobs, along with 12 construction jobs, in a community still recovering from economic and natural disasters, including Hurricane Sandy. [...]
LOS ANGELES— VEDC announced today that thanks to a $2 million grant from the Sam’s Club Giving Program, they will leverage the formation of a $20 million National Microfinance Fund (NMF) to expand their small business loan portfolio to include lending to micro-lenders across the country. […]
LOS ANGELES— JPMorgan Chase has awarded a $1 million grant to VEDC to boost the organization’s infrastructure as they expand their outreach to small businesses in eight states. JPMorgan Chase has been a longtime supporter of VEDC as they strive to meet the capital needs of small businesses in underserved communities. […]
LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2012— VEDC is proud to announce the Grand Opening of their second Los Angeles Business Source Center in the San Fernando Valley. […]