Programs
Greenwood Archer Capital (GAC) has a portfolio of microenterprise and small business loan products that are designed to help you find the financing and services you need. GAC’s suite of products are offered with the intention and purpose to level the playing field for Black and other underserved small businesses. Learn more about our programs and how a GAC small business loan can help you reach your goals this year.
Our programs
General Lending
Greenwood Archer Capital (GAC) provides entrepreneurs with loans and technical assistance necessary to start and/or grow their operations. GAC loans support businesses with working capital, assist in purchasing new inventory/equipment and provide start-up capital for new businesses.
Your Forte, Our Finance
Greenwood Archer Capital (GAC) and the What’s Your Forte Foundation (WYFF) have joined forces to create the Your Forte, Our Finance program. The program aims to, invest, grow, and rebuild the underserved communities in the south and west sides of Chicago.
EMPOWER
EMPOWER, a partnership with Business Services Collective, is a transformative partnership model investing in construction entrepreneurs by providing back-office support services and equitable access to business capital and projects that lead the way for community autonomy, a stronger infrastructure and wealth creation.
Healthy Living, Healthy Financing
Healthy Living, Healthy Financing (HLHF) promotes health and wellness and seeks to eliminate food deserts in low-to-moderate income communities. Through this initiative, GAC provides innovative financial solutions that work to provide the right capital in the right way to local food growers, purchasers or other entities that support the local food ecosystem. Programs under HLHF incentivizes businesses to source food locally grown, enabling them to provide healthier food options in the communities in which they serve.
Pathway to Enterprise for Returning Citizens
(PERC)
Pathway to Enterprise for Returning Citizens (PERC) was founded by Greenwood Archer Capital in 2016, as a multi-collaborative of community partners committed to addressing recidivism through entrepreneurship; one of the first programs of its kind in Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections
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GAC’s products and services provide access to all forms of capital for business owners in underserved, economically distressed communities that do not have access to conventional sources of financing.
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