WOMEN'S ECONOMIC VENTURES (WEV) PROVIDES SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, BUSINESS TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PRIMARILY LOWINCOME WOMEN START OR EXPAND A SMALL BUSINESS. WEV IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (CDFI) AND PROVIDES MICRO ENTERPRISE LOANS OF UP TO $25,000 TO STARTUPS AND BUSINESS EXPANSION LOANS OF UP TO $150,000 TO PREBANKABLE BUSINESSES. WEV SERVES BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN ALL PROGRAMS. IN 2022 WEV PROVIDED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING 1,843 SESSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING TO 185 CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 24 BUSINESS LOANS TOTALING $624,500.
