Celebrating Small Business Week
June 17, 2013 
0 Comments
Brewing the American Dream Presented With Cause Marketing Halo Award
June 10, 2013 0 Comments
Each year, for the past 11 years, The Cause Marketing Forum has encouraged and celebrated innovative and successful company/cause partnerships. This year, we were proud to have our Brewing the American Dream partnership honored at the 11th Annual Cause Marketing Forum Conference. Brewing the American Dream, Accion’s partnership with The Boston Beer Company, was awarded […]
Read moreRaise a Pint, Brew a Dream
April 29, 2013 0 Comments
Accion partner The Boston Beer Company has just announced its latest promotion—Raise a Pint, Brew a Dream. The promotion, being offered from April 15 to May 31, 2013, will support small businesses by raising funds for the Brewing the American Dream program. For every Samuel Adams Boston Lager draft purchased, from a participating location, The […]
Read moreA Client’s Contribution to the Environment, All Year Round
April 22, 2013 0 Comments
John-Paul Maxfield is one of the new faces of entrepreneurship in Colorado, a state with more than half-million microenterprises. John-Paul’s business idea was basic and bold—bring ecology and economics together to make money from the waste that others toss aside to provide farmers with cost-effective and environmentally responsible organic fertilizer options. With not much more […]
Read moreOur thoughts are with those in Boston
April 16, 2013 0 Comments
Boston is a place we at Accion call home. We have been helping small businesses in Boston since 1991, and it is the headquarters for Accion International. It is a vibrant, charming city exuding character and happiness. We are deeply saddened by yesterday’s tragic events and our thoughts go out to all those affected. Our […]
Read moreFirst Accion and Groupon “Social Media Tips and Tricks” Workshop a Success!
April 12, 2013 1 Comment
This week over 40 business owners gathered at Capital One 360 Café in Chicago to attend the first-ever “Social Media Tips and Tricks” workshop with daily deal site Groupon and microlender Accion. The workshop was designed to provide business owners with ideas and tools to jump-start their social media marketing and information on how to […]
Read moreNew Study Highlights U.S. Small and ‘Micro’ Businesses as Engines for Job Creation
April 1, 2013 1 Comment
Conducted in Partnership With the Aspen Institute, Accion and Opportunity Fund Report Highlights National Microbusiness Outcomes (April 1, 2013 / New York, NY) – By providing small loans that average just $10,000 in the U.S., leading microlenders Accion and Opportunity Fund are significantly contributing to small business sustainability, as well as increases in income and […]
Read moreCelebrating Women’s History Month – Helen Saavadra
March 29, 2013 0 Comments
To conclude Women’s History Month we would like to feature the story of Helen Saavadra, an amazing entrepreneur who exemplifies the power of perseverance. Helen Saavedra moved to New York from Peru over 20 years ago. Like many immigrants, she came to the United States with a dream. Helen’s dream was to study and earn […]
Read moreCelebrating Women’s History Month – The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
March 22, 2013 1 Comment
Continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month we would like to feature the story of a historic, inspirational female entrepreneur, Ms. Sarah Breedlove In our eyes Ms. Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madame C.J. Walker, was one of the most influential female entrepreneurs in American history. For those of you who don’t know Madame C.J.’s […]
Read moreLa Idea en Acción—Teaching and Connecting Latino Entrepreneurs
March 19, 2013 0 Comments
La Idea en Acción has officially gotten underway in 2013! We kicked things off with three events in Texas during the month of February—San Antonio, Houston and Dallas—and we couldn’t have asked for better turnout. Over 230 entrepreneurs received customized advice in topics such as international trade, access to capital, improving your credit score, marketing […]
Read more
