Non-profit lenders tend to focus on smaller loan amounts, of under $ 50,000, and small businesses that have the potential to
provide positive economic impact within their communities, but either have too short a track record or are too small to be attractive to other, for - profit, lenders.
Not exact matches
Our business strategy is to generate competitive financial returns and
positive economic, social and environmental
impact by
providing financing to SMEs, primarily in developing economies.
We strive to have a
positive economic, environmental and social
impact and to
provide responsible leadership wherever we operate.
I have worked together with Marc Molinaro on programs and policies that have had a
positive impact on our community:
providing affordable senior housing, preserving important farmland and open space, promoting sound healthcare initiatives, and investing in innovative
economic policies,» said Supervisor Sue Crane, Town of Red Hook.
Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio -
economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a
positive effect for all students, but the
impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23
providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24
The Academy is part of a comprehensive approach to ensure that transportation investments maximize their
positive impact on communities, particularly in
providing economic opportunities for residents.
While
impacts such as
positive growth for industries that can use the IoT to reduce costs and
provide better services to customers are likely,
economic disruptions are also possible, such as reducing the need for certain types of businesses and jobs that rely on individual interventions, including assembly line work or commercial vehicle deliveries.