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Free Resources for Growth in 2022
On January 26th, 2022 CNote hosted a webinar alongside Inclusiv and CUNA Strategic Services where they discussed key resources to help mission driven community financial institutions grow in 2022 and deepen their community impact. Title: Deepening Community Impact: A Discussion on Key Resources to Help Your Organization Grow in 2022 Brief Summary: Credit unions and…
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Meet Danielle Mahon, The Entrepreneur Whose Company, Topsail Steamer, Has The Wind At Its Back
Although Danielle Mahon identifies as a late-in-life entrepreneur, she’s more of a waiting-for-the-right-idea entrepreneur. Danielle grew up in southern New Jersey, and she spent her summers on the Jersey Shore with friends and family. Danielle pursued a career in sales, but it was her husband’s job that took her and her children to Raleigh, North…
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How Credit Unions Rose To The Challenges Presented By PPP Loan Issuance And Forgiveness
When Jim Barnhart pushed pause on his 34-year-long career in banking, he never could have imagined that a global pandemic was right around the corner. Instead, Jim was looking forward to some quality time at home with his family, particularly so he could help his son, a senior in high school, transition to college. As…
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CNote’s Quarter Impact Report Q2 2021
We’re excited to announce that CNote investors helped to create/maintain over 400 jobs in Q2 of 2021. In this report you’ll see: An update from CNote’s Head of Community Development Director CNote’s Q2 impact metrics Three new CNote impact stories A CNote firm and portfolio update Since Inception, CNote has created or maintained 5,232 Jobs…
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How Deshonda Charles Turned Her Dream Of Becoming A Lawyer Into A Successful Small Business
When Deshonda Charles, Esq. was a little girl, she wanted two things in life: to be a singer and to become a lawyer. According to her, she was attracted to the legal world thanks to Clair Huxtable, the matriarch at the center of The Cosby Show. A young Deshonda watched the television show during its…
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Turning Dreams Into Reality: How Appalachian Community Capital’s Donna Gambrell Is Helping CDFIs To Thrive
Donna Gambrell’s journey into the world of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) was, as she puts it, “a crooked mile.” Donna studied journalism at Towson University, and upon graduation, she worked as a writer-editor. That eventually led her to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and Resolution Trust Corporation, where she worked for four…
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How These Boba Tea Entrepreneurs Went From Working Street Festivals To Opening A Successful Restaurant
When Josh Houeye and Magen Hearn went on a date at a local Vietnamese restaurant in 2018, neither of them anticipated that a small business idea would blossom out of their boba tea. However, that’s exactly what happened. The bubble tea was so good that Josh pulled out his phone and Googled the ingredients. Impressed,…
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How Leslie Rosella Turned Her Passion For Four-Legged Friends Into A Growing Doggie Day Care
For as long as she can remember, Leslie Rosella has loved animals. Pursuing a bright career in the restaurant industry, it never occurred to her that she could turn her childhood love into a profession. That was the case, at least, until she got Brixx: a purebred Rottweiler that Leslie and her boyfriend, Chris Cooley,…
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Black Equity at Work Certification Program and CNote Partner to Unleash the Corporate Balance Sheet for Racial Equity
Black Equity at Work Certification Program and CNote Partner to Unleash the Corporate Balance Sheet for Racial Equity Management Leadership for Tomorrow joins with women-led impact investing platform to activate every aspect of corporate operations for racial equity, starting with the Fortune 500 November 2, 2021 // Oakland, CA // Management Leadership for Tomorrow and…
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Meet Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund, the CDFI Aiming to Become ‘Harlem’s CDFI’
Although Hamil Douglas self-identifies as a reformed banker, he’s appreciative of his extensive experience in the world of finance. Without it, he likely would never have become the president and CEO of Harlem Commonwealth Council (HCC), where he also serves as the managing director of Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund (HEF), HCC’s investment vehicle. Hamil got his…
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