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Monday Kiva Loans

Nancy – Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment

Nancy - PACEA loan of $6,500 helps Nancy to purchase the material to manufacture her jellies.

Nancy’s grandma was a very good gourmet chef in Los Angeles and, by growing up with her, Nancy inherited her spirit to make gourmet food. For years, she always cooked gourmet food to treat her friends at home as a hobby. She was a primary school teacher, but her dream of making her gourmet food available for more people was always in her mind. She could not pursue her idea, however, because she had to take care of her grandmother and her mother. (Read more…)

Posted 7/21/13

Khalid – Working Solutions

Khalid - Working SolutionsA loan of $5,000 helps Khalid to purchase a taxi license to help support his family of six.

Khalid, who is a proud American citizen now, moved to the Bay Area almost 20 years ago from Yemen. “My biggest dream is to be a successful father to my four children,” Khalid says. This loan will allow Khalid to purchase a taxi license to establish the enterprise, commercial auto insurance, and car painting with his new logo, as well as provide him with working capital to start his business. (Read more…)

Posted 7/25/13

Lily – Working Solutions

Lily - Working SolutionsA loan of $10,000 helps “Lily” Guillermina to purchase inventory and furniture and promote her business.

Guillermina, or “Lily”, has always dreamed of opening a retail location in her hometown of San Rafael. Lily’s passion for fashion led her to establish an online store for women’s clothing four years ago. She also sold at the farmers’ market, and the response was so positive that Lily was inspired to pursue her dream, opening a boutique in San Rafael just last year. Lilyluv Boutique is stocked with trendy, edgy clothing and accessories for young women and is committed to modest pricing, the only store of its kind in Marin County. (Read more…)

Posted 7/29/13