Song Edwards
Software Quality Engineer
Reporting to the President & CEO, the SVP, Strategic Partnerships provides leadership to an 11+ person department. This individual will cultivate and build strategic relationships with a diverse set of key partnerships and stakeholders across the country to maximize impact and reach a greater number of small businesses and communities that have been systemically underserved. […]
Community-Centered COVID-19 Recovery Program
A collaborative effort to increase access to capital and support for community-based businesses and nonprofits.
Chicago Contractor Initiative: A Research Study
In order to drive local wealth creation through small business support, CRF and its stakeholders have created a report on the landscape of opportunities and challenges faced by small contractors in Chicago.
Assessing Chicago’s Small Business Ecosystem
Read Assessing Chicago’s Small Business Ecosystem, an in-depth market assessment and recommendations on how to address challenges and increases opportunities for Chicago’s diverse small businesses.
NYC SBS Opportunity Fund
The result of a partnership between the City of New York, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, local Community Development Financial Institutions CDFIs, and CRF, the New York City Small Business Opportunity Fund (NYC SBS) launched in January 2023. Through the $75 million program, local community lenders provided loans ranging from $2,000 to $250,000 […]
