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Video: Momentus Capital’s Senate Testimony Champions Community Advantage for Small Business Support
Momentus Capital’s Chief of External Affairs, Robert Villarreal, recently testified in front of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship about improving access to capital in disinvested communities through the Small Business Administration (SBA) Community Advantage (CA) loan program. The Community Advantage pilot program was launched in 2011 to expand the points of […]
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Meet Karla Gill, Momentus Capital’s First Chief Technology Officer
Karla Gill recently joined Momentus Capital as its first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In her role overseeing the integration of new technologies that make our work more effective, she will manage Ventures Lending Technologies, Information Technology, and the data analytics teams. In this blog, we take some time to get to know more about Karla, […]
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Forty Years of Breaking Barriers to Success and Building Communities of Opportunity
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO 2022 is a special year for us at Capital Impact Partners as it marks our 40th anniversary. Four decades of leaning into helping people build communities of opportunity and developing pathways to success. And while this is an exciting time for us as we embark on a new strategy […]
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Impact Investments That Support Companies Affecting Positive Change
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance (each is part of the Momentus Capital branded family of organizations) In 2022, a Fast Company piece by Porter Braswell released new statistics that painted a telling picture: in 2021, only 1.4% of Black founders received venture capital funds. That’s a […]
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Meet Byron Reed, Momentus Capital’s New Senior Vice President of Business Advising
Byron Reed recently joined Momentus Capital as the new Senior Vice President of Business Advising. In his commitment to serve borrowers from underestimated communities, he will lead, manage, advise, and provide strategic direction to the team of business advisors who consult with potential and existing small and medium-sized business owners and partners. In this blog, […]
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Impact Investing for Health Equity: Q&A With SameSky Health CEO Abner Mason
SameSky Health Founder and CEO Abner Mason is on a mission to advance health equity in communities Abner Mason came up with the idea for SameSky Health in 2013 with a dream of creating a company that is on a mission to advance health equity. From its inception, SameSky Health has been focused on engaging […]
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We Are Now Part of The Momentus Capital Family of Organizations!
By Ellis Carr, President and CEO of Momentus Capital, Capital Impact Partners, and CDC Small Business Finance Healthy communities are built by their residents. Small business owners, local real estate developers, and other local leaders are the engines of job creation and economic activity in communities across the country. When these leaders have the opportunity […]
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Meet Mindy Christensen, Our New Senior Vice President of Community Development Real Estate
Mindy Christensen recently joined Capital Impact as the new Senior VP of Community Development Real Estate. She leads her team to support Capital Impact’s mission to transform how capital and investments flow into communities by facilitating loan transactions for health care centers, charter schools, affordable housing, healthy food projects, and more. Mindy’s passion for finance […]
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Trends and Policies that May Affect Community Development & Small Business in 2022
Like 2020, 2021 presented challenges for small business owners, often revealing historical and systemic disinvestment in communities of color. It also created opportunities for businesses to adapt and rebuild. While communities and businesses are still dealing with the repercussions of the pandemic, we can work together to foster a positive outlook for the year ahead. […]
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