Hubs
Helping US Small Businesses Access the First Rung of the Capital Ladder
Kiva US partners with organizations to offer affordable microloans to entrepreneurs across the country. Since 2011, Kiva US has facilitated the crowdfunding of $55 Million from 230,000 lenders to 9,000 US-based borrowers.
What is a Hub?
Learn more about Kiva’s regional partnerships.
Capital Access Manager
Learn more about the role of a Capital Access Manager in promoting financial inclusion in the U.S.
Meet our Hubs
Meet our team of Capital Access Managers and their Hub organizations.
Case Studies
Read about successful Kiva partnerships.
Kiva in the News
See what people are saying about Kiva Hubs.
How it Works: A plug-in lending solution for financial inclusion
Kiva offers its plug-in microlending platform to make capital accessible to financially excluded business owners. CDFIs, City Governments, & Technical Assistance providers have a track record of leveraging Kiva to expand their impact.
Press Releases on our Kiva Hubs
Microlending Sparks Hope and Renewal in Rochester, N.Y.
As New York’s third-largest city finds its industrial giants continuing to downsize, a unique, no-interest loan program based on crowdfunding is stimulating a business revival at the grass-roots level.
Kiva Northwest Arkansas
The Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial community is thriving in many ways, yet many sole proprietors or business owners needing to grow a business, or individuals dreaming of starting one, still face major barriers to accessing capital funding. They are among the vast number of financially excluded individuals in the U.S. who are then unable to launch or grow their ideas. NWA needs the financial and emotional buy-in from local investors to ensure our community stays progressive and continues to thrive. Kiva is a non-profit that expands access to capital for entrepreneurs around the world. More than 1.5 million people have raised over $1 billion on Kiva. We believe in character over credit and the power of community-based lending. Because of these beliefs, we provide funding opportunities for entrepreneurs where conventional lenders can’t. Kiva provides “loans that change lives”. With the help of the Walton Family Foundation, Startup Junkie established a Kiva Hub in Northwest Arkansas in 2019 for small business loans to empower area entrepreneurs. www.Kiva-NWA.org www.WaltonFamilyFoundation.org www.Startupjunkie.org
Centro is hosting the Kiva Hub in Oakland — Centro Community Partners
This alliance between Centro and Kiva US is a new initiative to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Oakland. With the new Kiva Hub, entrepreneurs and organizations will have a single point of contact to help them access interest-free microloa...
Crowdfunding turns customers into investors
Crowdfunding gives entrepreneurs an inexpensive means for refinancing their business or bankrolling a new product or service. Donation-centered platforms are now being harnessed by small businesses to build a foundation of enthusiastic customers.
The Kiva City hubbub - In Business Madison
February 4, 2019 marked an important milestone for small businesses in the Greater Madison area.
The Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial community is thriving in many ways, yet many sole proprietors or business owners needing to grow a business, or indivi...