Now you can lend in Little Rock

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    Michael: W...
    A loan of $5,000 helps Michael: Williams & Associates Communications d/b/a American Banner Books ...
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    Garbo: Pyr...
    A loan of $5,000 helps Garbo: Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing/Hearne Fine Art produce an 18-m...
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    Melissa: P...
    A loan of $5,000 helps Melissa: Princess Puddle Duck build a web site and get better photography ...
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    Shelley: T...
    A loan of $8,000 helps Shelley: The Green Corner Store add e-commerce to my website.
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    Joseph: Pa...
    A loan of $5,000 helps Joseph: Park Island Market and Cafe hire a new employee and buy bins for b...
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When you lend in Little Rock

You can make a difference in so many ways:

  • You support small businesses, which create 2 out of every 3 new jobs in the U.S.
  • You back employers who are more likely to hire people of color, women and vulnerable groups.
  • You jumpstart the local economy, strengthening schools, communities and social services that touch even more lives.
When small businesses do well, we all do well. You have the power to shape the nation’s economy, one loan at a time.

Kiva City Little Rock loans are sourced by Accion Texas & Delta and Kiva Zip Trustees.

How Does Kiva Work?

  1. Choose a borrower.
    Your loan reaches borrowers via our Field Partners, who vet, distribute, and administer each loan.
  2. Follow your loan.
    You'll get periodic updates about the progress of your loan, including repayments as they become available.
  3. Do it all again!
    Any repayments are yours to keep, but we hope you'll make another loan... or perhaps get someone else involved with a Kiva Card.
About Microfinance
Safe, affordable capital to those in need helps people create a better life for themselves
The Story of a Kiva Loan
Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.

About Kiva City

Little Rock joins Detroit, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and D.C. as part of the broader Kiva City program helping small business owners get the financing they need to grow and create jobs.

In every Kiva City, we work with community groups and microfinance organizations to provide loans to people with incredible potential but limited financial options. Learn more »

Supporters

Visa Inc. Kiva City is the product of a partnership between Kiva and Visa to increase awareness of microfinance opportunities for small businesses in the United States. Thanks to a generous grant, Visa sponsored Kiva's expansion into four new cities: Detroit, New Orleans, Los Angeles and now Little Rock.

Accion Texas & Delta raises the quality of life in poor and distressed neighborhoods and elevates individuals, families, and communities through microlending, or small business loans. In Little Rock, Accion provides Kiva-funded loans up to $10,000 as well as additional loan products ranging from $500 to $250,000 serving small entrepreneurial endeavors or start-ups that lack access to commercial credit. Accion strives to help clients and non-borrowers alike succeed by also providing group and one-on-one business and financial management training and resources. Accion's North Little Rock office can be reached at 1-888-215-2373, ext. 1830. The organization also operates in seven other states. Learn more at www.acciontexas.org.

Kiva Zip trustees are technical assistance providers, community organizations, and individuals committed to supporting entrepreneurship. With their help, small business owners can access interest-free loans through Kiva Zip. In Little Rock, our trustees include: