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Important Update About Product Rate Changes and CNote’s Commitment to Offering Sustainably-Priced Capital
CNote has updated the interest rates for two of our offerings. These changes will only apply to new investors, existing investors will remain at the rates reflected in their executed investment documents. These changes are a function of historically-low interest rates prevalent across financial markets and in response to feedback from our community-lender partners regarding…
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How Vanessa Silva is Recreating Her Recipe For Success During a Global Pandemic
Vanessa Silva has always been comfortable in the kitchen. As an introverted child growing up in Brazil, food was how she preferred to communicate. Cooking became Vanessa’s love language, and by the time she was 10 years old, she was quite fluent in that love language, preparing special dishes for her parents’ dinner guests and…
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Meet Dr. Nola Veazie, the Entrepreneuring Veteran Who’s Growing Her Business around Mental Health and Addiction
Nola Veazie grew up in Panama with the belief that she could do anything she set her mind to. Nola’s mother, who raised her children on her own, encouraged all of her children to dream big; however, when Nola was 16, she realized that the opportunities she wanted for herself didn’t exist in her home…
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CNote’s platform makes it seamless.
“CNote gave us a simple, scalable way to support our mission while maintaining financial returns. For corporations seeking to make a meaningful difference, this approach offers a powerful way to create stronger, healthier communities without compromising on performance.” — Jeffrey Whitford, Vice President, Sustainability & Social Business InnovationLife Science | Strategy & Transformation, A business…
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Meet Tysh Billingsley, The Cancer Survivor Who Brought Her Dream Business To Life
Before Tysh Billingsley was an entrepreneur, she was a dreamer. Literally. Tysh’s idea for her business, Finale, a popup wine and food experience centered around local art and music, came to her in a dream. According to Tysh, her dream was so vivid and full of sights and sounds that as soon as she woke…
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ImpactFlex™ Investing
An innovative investment product that enables individuals and institutions to invest in the future of women of color.
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How Metropolitan Economic Development Association Is Scaling Itself To Shrink Minnesota’s Racial Wealth Gap
Over the course of their careers as inpatient nurses, Murwo Elmi, Ikraan Abdulle, Farhia Abdulahi, and Faiso Abdulle have seen a bit of everything. From their first shifts, the Minneapolis-based health professionals have cared for patients struggling with mental health, chemical dependence, physical and cognitive limitations, and homelessness. After 10 years, however, the group shared…
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How A CDFI is Helping Knox County Homeless Coalition Address Affordable Housing in Midcoast Maine
When Steph Primm left the for-profit world and moved to Maine, she wanted to do something more meaningful than help other people make money. Although she’d grown up in the New York metro area going to summer camp in Maine, it wasn’t until she moved to “The Pine Tree State” after a successful career in…
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INCAUSA – Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship meets community lending
Incausa – In the cause of others. Today, CNote is profiling Incausa, and its co-owners, Vinicius and Carolina. Together, they’ve built a company that sells unique goods across the globe but also supports indigenous artisans by selling their crafts and returning 100% of the proceeds to them. Incausa received a loan from a CNote partner that…