THRIVE SERVES REFUGEES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO START A NEW LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND WHO HAVE RESETTLED IN GEORGIA. MOST OF THE REFUGEE ENTREPRENEURS WE SERVE ARE LOW-INCOME AND OFTEN CAN NOT ACCESS CREDIT. REFUGEES FACE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES LIKE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS, LIMITED OR NO CREDIT HISTORY, AND LIMITED BUSINESS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN FINANCIAL SYSTEMS.