The PLAN Fund doubled its loan volume from 30 loans in 2010 to 61 in 2011. It plans to double again to 120 in 2012, thanks to its partnerships with CitySquare (formerly Central Dallas Ministries), Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Genesis Women’s Shelter. Continue reading
YFS Magazine (Young, Fabulous and Self-Employed) tapped The PLAN Fund’s Executive Director, Jeremy Gregg, among its list of the “nation’s leading entrepreneurs” for his advice on how small business owners can improve their relationships with customers. The article, entitled “Make … Continue reading
Business Insider is a “business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals.” The site recently ran interviewed The PLAN Fund’s Executive Director, Jeremy Gregg, to gain his insight on personal finance and the decisions that negatively affect low-income … Continue reading
The PLAN Fund lost one of its most ardent supporters last week with the passing of James Garavaglia, Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Public Affairs and Community Reinvestment for Comerica Inc. Under Jim’s leadership, Comerica became the largest … Continue reading
The PLAN Fund is proud to announce that this year’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year is David Vasquez from United Medical Evaluators! Continue reading
Fox Small Business Center presents articles and videos featuring the “latest news about starting a business, marketing and sales, finance & accounting, legal & HR, technology & web.” The site’s Cindy Vanegas recently included PLAN Fund’s Executive Director, Jeremy Gregg, as … Continue reading
The PLAN Fund is proud to announce that the following entrepreneurs have been named finalists in our 2011 Business Plan Competition, sponsored by Capital One: Anthony A. Cole K. Andrew S. David V. The PLAN Fund initially invited around ten … Continue reading
Business 2 Community is an “independent online community focused on sharing the latest news surrounding Social Media, Marketing, Branding, Public Relations & Much More.” The site recently included The PLAN Fund‘s Jeremy Gregg as one of its “46 experts on … Continue reading
As a microlending organization that has been dedicated to supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs since 1999, we at the PLAN Fund applaud Starbucks’ recent announcement about their $5 million contribution to partner with the Opportunity Finance Network to launch “Create … Continue reading
The PLAN Fund’s Executive Director, Jeremy Gregg, was recently interviewed as an expert on small business and hyper-local marketing by the American Express Open Forum‘s Katie Morrell. The article, entitled “Top 5 Secrets To Hyper-Local Marketing,” can be viewed here. … Continue reading
