CDFA member Finance For Enterprise (originally Donbac) has been supporting the start-up and growth of SMEs since 1985, as one of the first enterprise agencies and business loan funds in the region. To celebrate its 30th… Continue reading
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Scotcash wins Giordano Dell’Amore Microfinance Good Practices Europe Award 2015
22.06.2015 Congratulations to CDFA member Scotcash, which has been announced as the winner of the Giordano Dell’Amore Microfinance Good Practices Europe Award 2015. Designed to recognise institutions that are committed to fostering financial inclusion and access… Continue reading
Just Money – Civil Society Action for Community Finance
David Barclay explains how the Just Money campaign has been working with experts (including the CDFA) to develop a proposal for a Community Finance Foundation, endowed through £200 million of fines on banks and payday lenders over the next parliament. Continue reading
Celebrating 25 years of helping East Mids entrepreneurs
Neil Millington explains how First Enterprise has transformed its lending and business support over a quarter of a century, and why they’re so proud of one of their clients crowned winner at this year’s Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards Continue reading
Winners announced in the 2015 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards
Outstanding entrepreneurs and community lenders celebrated at national awards for their achievements in creating jobs, services and prosperity in their communities. Continue reading
CDFA welcomes Government support for a sustainable future for CDFIs
The British Business Bank has today announced that it is commissioning new, independent research to facilitate a report on the sustainability of the CDFI sector. The report will be published in June. Continue reading
Green, gourmet and graveyard businesses announced as finalists for Microentrepreneur of the Year Award
A renewable energy firm, a luxury chocolate shop and an innovative management system for graveyards are among the businesses announced as finalists for this year’s UK Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards. The national awards scheme celebrates innovative and growing businesses that have taken off with the help of alternative finance from community lenders (known as CDFIs). Continue reading
Big news for Scotland’s social entrepreneurs
David Cousland explains why DSL Business Finance and Big Issue Invest are teaming up to bring finance to Scotland’s social enterprises Continue reading
CDFA maps out how affordable credit can be available to all
Affordable credit should be accessible to everyone in every community across the UK, and the CDFA has set out how this vision should be realised. In its Just Finance report, published today, the CDFA maps the six steps that are needed to ensure we all have this basic right – of access to fair finance. Continue reading
Creating more jobs than ever before
The impact of CDFIs has grown massively in recent years. The jobs created and saved thanks to CDFIs have more than doubled in just one year. Continue reading