On April 2nd, we got together to announce our new partnership with Neighborhood Centers and had a joint event to Celebrate Our Entrepreneurs. We heard from four companies who have already been funded with interest-free loans via Kiva Zip and were introduced to four others who are “on the launch pad” and hope to be live […]
Last week, Bayou Microfund was featured in the Houston Chronicle! We met with Alyson Ward, a staff writer there, a few times over the past few weeks and she came to our Fund-a-Thon event for Once Upon a Praline. We, along with Lynn Kelly of Once Upon a Praline and Alex Colby of Lemon-D-Lite were […]
We celebrated the accomplishments on January 25th of 5 new entrepreneurs! Receiving awards on Saturday were: Lemon-D-Lite by Alex for a $5,000 loan, now live on Kiva Zip! Click here to read more or to participate in funding. Sweet Luxuries Boutique Bakery by Heather for a $5,000 loan which will be funded by Kiva Zip. […]
We are announcing the launch of the Bayou Microfund, a Houston-based organization that is part of the Kiva micro finance network. Come out and meet professionals interested in social entrepreneurship, micro finance, and making Houston a better place for everyone! Date November 7, 2013 Time 6:00 PM Location: Platform Houston 5504 Morningside Dr. Houston, Texas […]