Impact by the Numbers
Jonathan Plotzker-Kelly, Heliotrope
Photo courtesy of owner
All-Time Deployment
In Loans & Grants
2,850
Businesses Funded
$29,000
Average Loan Amount
95%
Repayment Rate
50,000
Technical Assistance Hours
9,000
Jobs Created and Retained
Who We Serve
Entrepreneurs of Color
Low-Income Entrepreneurs
Women Entrepreneurs
Start-Up Businesses (<1 year)
Outcomes
Business Continuity
89%
Working Solutions clients
still in business 5 years post-loan
About half of businesses in the U.S. fail within the first 5 years. Working Solutions provides high-touch consulting combined with affordable capital to help our clients establish, stabilize, and grow their early-stage and start-up businesses into sustainable enterprises.
Access to Capital
67%
Working Solutions clients with an increase in credit score 1 year post-loan
Many Working Solutions clients have limited credit when they first receive a loan. We report credit monthly to both consumer and business credit bureaus to help clients build credit history and improve their credit scores so that they have greater access to capital in the future.
