ACCION EAST, INC. HAS TWO PRIMARY PROGRAMS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS THE PROVISION OF MICROLOANS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS (I.E., ENTREPRENEURS THAT EMPLOY FIVE OR LESS EMPLOYEES). WE SERVE LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME, MINORITY, IMMIGRANT AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, POPULATIONS THAT LACK ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM CREDIT SOURCES. WITH FINANCIAL INCLUSION, OUR CLIENTS GO ON TO BUILD ASSETS, GROW HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND CREATE JOBS FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
