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Accion Chicago Featured in Minority Entrepreneur Regarding Loan Size Increase

ACCION CHICAGO INCREASES LOAN AMOUNTS TO $50,000

Accion Chicago was recently featured in Minority Entrepreneur regarding its maximum loan size increase from $25,000 to $50,000. To learn more, read the article here on Minority Entrepreneur's website.

ABOUT ACCION

Accion Chicago is a part of the Accion U.S. Network, the largest microfinance network in the United States. Since its founding in 1991, members have collectively lent $305 million to small business owners nationwide. Accion Chicago has disbursed more than $20 million to over 2,500 clients since 1994. Last year, Accion originated 301 loans in the Chicagoland area worth more than $2 million. From 2010 through the first three quarters of 2011, loans originated by Accion have created or retained more than 1,000 jobs in Chicago.

For more information about Accion Chicago's small business loans products, visit www.accionchicago.org or call (312) 275-3000.