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WomenVenture is a nonprofit organization empowering women entrepreneurs to launch, grow, and sustain successful businesses through capital, business advising, and community. For more than 43 years, WomenVenture has been dedicated to its missionโ€”providing more than 100,000 women of all ages, cultures, races and income levels with tools and resources to achieve economic success.

๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ๐— ๐—œ: Today is the final day to submit a public comment to share your voice and protect resources for Community Develop...
10/13/2026

๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ๐— ๐—œ: Today is the final day to submit a public comment to share your voice and protect resources for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

๐—ช๐—›๐—ฌ?: Federal regulators have proposed changes to the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜ (๐—–๐—ฅ๐—”), ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ. The proposed changes could weaken incentives for banks to bring private capital and other resources into low- and moderate-income communities.

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ.

๐—›๐—ข๐—ช?:
๐Ÿ”น๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ sharing why continued community investment and strong bank-CDFI partnerships matter.
๐Ÿ”น๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ by sharing this information with your network and encouraging others to submit comments.

Together, we can advocate for a strong and effective CRA that continues to support investment in communities and expand access to capital and resources for entrepreneurs.

๐—”๐—–๐—ง!: Visit our website for more information and access a comment letter template and instructions to ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ: bit.ly/4dAneZl

As a Minnesota-based organization, it is a priority to acknowledge that we, and the developing business ecosystem in our...
10/12/2026

As a Minnesota-based organization, it is a priority to acknowledge that we, and the developing business ecosystem in our home state, benefit from the stolen ancestral lands of the Dakhรณta, Anishinaabe, and Ho-Chunk people. WomenVenture understands that Indigenous people are still denied free and unhindered access to this land, yet their enduring stewardship, resilience, and cultural knowledge remain a foundational pillar of our communities.

Today, we take time to honor the lives and legacies of Indigenous ancestors and celebrate the vibrant, multigenerational communities that continue to strengthen, lead, and shape Minnesota. We recognize the ongoing contributions of Indigenous entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers, and reaffirm our commitment to supporting pathways toward equity, opportunity, and self-determination.

WomenVenture is closed in observance of the holiday. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†!

10/11/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด! ๐ŸŽ‰

Thank you for joining us last night at ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ and for investing in the future of women entrepreneurs.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€, WomenVenture has helped women and underrepresented entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.

This year, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ), marking a quarter century of expanding access to capital and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to build businesses, create jobs, and strengthen communities across Minnesota and beyond.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

As we celebrated the incredible women who are building businesses and changing our communities, we were reminded of the importance of giving women their flowers - recognizing their achievements, investing in their potential, and making sure they have the opportunity to flourish.

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. Thank you for celebrating with us and for helping women entrepreneurs grow, thrive, and reach whatโ€™s next. ๐Ÿ’™

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.  ๐Ÿ’™As we get ready for  ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ tomorrow, weโ€™re proud to recognize the corpo...
10/09/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐Ÿ’™

As we get ready for ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ tomorrow, weโ€™re proud to recognize the corporate partners whose generosity helps make this celebration possible and strengthens WomenVentureโ€™s work throughout the year.

Their support is an investment in entrepreneurs, their businesses, their families, and the communities they help build. Together, weโ€™re helping create greater access to the resources and opportunities entrepreneurs need to pursue their goals and define success on their own terms.

๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ. ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€!

Learn more on how you can become a ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and invest in women entrepreneurs today: bit.ly/4jNfvuF

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ?It looks like ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†. โค๏ธIt looks like meeting the challenges of entrepreneurship ...
10/07/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ?

It looks like ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†. โค๏ธ

It looks like meeting the challenges of entrepreneurship head-on and finding even more determination on the other side.

It looks like Healing Birch Waters, LLC , where Tammyโ€™s Indigenous heritage, her familyโ€™s connection to water, and her own lifelong passion come together in a mission to educate, inspire, and protect our natural resources.

And it looks like the power of community coming alongside entrepreneurs ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.

Tammyโ€™s journey embodies why WomenVenture exists: ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. Because starting and growing a small business is no simple feat, and every step forward deserves to be celebrated.

With ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€“ ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ just a few days away, weโ€™re celebrating the incredible women who keep moving forward, building, creating, and carving their own paths.

And today, weโ€™re giving Tammy her flowers. ๐Ÿ’

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜!: bit.ly/4y1ezpX

Bank partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are an important part of making that access ...
10/06/2026

Bank partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are an important part of making that access possible.

Federal regulators have proposed changes to the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜ (๐—–๐—ฅ๐—”), ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ. The proposed changes could weaken incentives for banks to bring private capital and other resources into low- and moderate-income communities.

The CRA has not only been an important driver of bank partnerships with CDFIs like WomenVenture, but also helps encourage investments that support affordable housing, childcare facilities, health centers, small businesses, and other resources that contribute to thriving communities and local economies.

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

Hereโ€™s how you can help:

๐Ÿ”น๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ sharing why continued community investment and strong bank-CDFI partnerships matter.
๐Ÿ”น๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ by sharing this information with your network and encouraging others to submit comments before October 13.

Together, we can advocate for a strong and effective CRA that continues to support investment in communities and expand access to capital and resources for entrepreneurs.

Visit our website for more information and access a comment letter template and instructions to ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ: bit.ly/4741aCK

๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow! We're excited to partner with ...
10/05/2026

๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow!

We're excited to partner with Verizon and help share the upcoming ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต workshop.

๐Ÿ“…Tuesday, October 13
๐Ÿ“The Coven St. Paul

This workshop will feature:

๐Ÿ”นVerizon Small Business Digital Ready tools and resources
๐Ÿ”นA workshop on Networking with Vendors
๐Ÿ”นExpert guidance and Q&A
๐Ÿ”นNetworking with other entrepreneurs
๐Ÿ”นComplimentary lunch

Come ready for an afternoon of practical insights, meaningful conversations, and resources to help your business thrive.

Register today: bit.ly/3UdV7bL

Members of the WomenVenture team gathered in good company at the second annual ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ! Brin...
10/03/2026

Members of the WomenVenture team gathered in good company at the second annual ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ! Bringing together ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ, the conference created space to discuss policy updates, amplify impact stories, and strengthen connections across the industry.

A few of our team members also joined breakout session panels to share their expertise on corporate partnerships, child care lending, and navigating federal policy projections. It was an informative day of professional development, shared learning, and meaningful connection among CDFI staff and advocates at all levels.

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜, WomenVenture has seen whatโ€™s possible when entrepreneurs have access to capital, resources, and opportunity - building businesses that create generational wealth, strengthen local economies, and help communities thrive for generations.

Thank you to the ๐— ๐—ก ๐—–๐——๐—™๐—œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป for its coordination and planning, and our friends at Stearns Bank N.A. and U.S. Bank for fueling the day!

๐Ÿšจ๐—ช๐—ฒ'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€!๐ŸšจThere's no time like the present to directly invest in women entrepreneurs as...
09/30/2026

๐Ÿšจ๐—ช๐—ฒ'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€!๐Ÿšจ

There's no time like the present to directly invest in women entrepreneurs as they build businesses and strengthen economies - and you can do this by joining us next week at ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€! ๐Ÿ’™

๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ.

Don't miss this experience as we come together and celebrate incredible small business owners, ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, and the opportunity to make an impact that goes the distance in our communities.

โœจ ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ - ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ
๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ
๐Ÿ“๐—›๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€

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Your experience awaits โ€“ ticket sales for ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€“ ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ...
09/29/2026

Your experience awaits โ€“ ticket sales for ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ โ€“ ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ end TOMORROW!

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€

The ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก โ€“ This event marks a major milestone for WomenVenture, reaching ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and investing in women as visionaries and community builders.

The ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ โ€“ Hear from ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ธ and the hilarious, Emmy award winning, and groundbreaking Activist ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ as our Keynote Speaker.

The ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฌ โ€“ Emcee ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด and Auctioneer Extraordinaire ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ will guide the evening with vibrance.

The ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง โ€“ A party wouldnโ€™t be complete without a proper performance and beats, and weโ€™ve got ours thanks to DJ Sophia Eris and Kala Vandanam - St. Paul!

The ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ โ€“ Our exciting ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป features exclusive experiences that raise funds to support women entrepreneurs with resources, training, and access to catalytic capital.

The ๐— ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง โ€“ An unforgettable evening featuring games, signature cocktails, exceptional cuisine, and a meaningful opportunity to invest directly in women entrepreneurs across Minnesota.

๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช, ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ! Grab yours today and come ready to be inspired. ๐Ÿ’™

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ!

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