Recapping Our Memorable 2023 Annual Event

Earlier this month, we hosted our 2023 Annual Community and Business Luncheon at The Rivers Casino Grand Ballroom. This year’s event theme was “Expanding Economic Opportunity in Neighborhoods,” and we were honored to host many of our community partners, small business...

Two Decades of Sticking Up for the Small Ones

About 20 years ago, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) announced that, for the first time, $2.5 billion worth of new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocations would go to various community development entities (CDE) across the country. Then under...

New Season = New Business

As we speed through September and into the fall season, what better time to think about new beginnings? For some, it might be cleaning out your closet or recommitting to a fitness routine, but for us, it’s helping new businesses get started. We recently had the...

Recapping National Black Business Month!

August was National Black Business Month, and here at Neighborhood Community Development Fund, we recognized some of our favorite Black-owned small businesses all month long on our social feeds. From places like Wigenton Candle Co.- a custom-blended candle business in...

Leading the Way in Microloan Lending

The Western Pennsylvania Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released its microloan lending numbers through the first nine months of fiscal year 2023, and the data is extremely encouraging. Deputy District Director Angel Marschik said the SBA’s nonprofit...