​We are social lenders and investors who 

• believe that earned income is the best way to ensure long term sustainability.
• recognize earned income as a singular way for community enterprises and businesses to succeed.
• foster and incubate new business start-ups.
• sustain new businesses during and beyond the start up period.
• focus on financial sustainability in order to lay the groundwork for future commercial finance.
• nurture the entrepreneurial imagination.
• intentionally recycle local investment earnings within the community.
• offer, through our reinvestment strategy, an efficient and locally-sourced model of shared benefits.
• nourish the community's sense of worth and value.
• rekindle local aspirations.

We are a team of committed social entrepreneurs

• with considerable interest in and years of experience with the economically disadvantaged who understand that financial success provides incentive to keep growing.
• believe that improving quality of life is a powerful incentive to improve personal lives and strengthen their communities.
• network with businesses and corporations that compete in international markets.
• recognize the transformational impact of social enterprise.
• embrace information and communication technology as a pivotal medium for innovation.