Help for Nonprofits

Jessica Manivasager, Levi Smith and Tyler Bush

One of the most difficult hurdles for small businesses without credit history is finding a way to fund their business or growth. This past year, Jessica Manivasager helped We Invest in You form its nonprofit. We Invest in You is a nonprofit with a mission to provide capital at a lower cost to small businesses. To make loans, the organization also needed assistance with industry-approved documents that will enable them to make the loans. Levi Smith and Tyler Bush worked with We Invest in You to develop template documents that the organization could utilize as they develop their portfolio of loans. We Invest in You not only will provide loans, but it will provide free business coaching that will enable businesses to grow faster and achieve a higher standard of living for its owner and employees. Ted Yoch, the founding member said,

“…thank you for all of the work that you put into the legal papers for We Invest in You. I just wanted to tell you that we made our first loan last week of $100,000, 3.9 percent interest only to a company you can look it up called: “Your Ears Rock.” It’s ear protection. They are distributed for 3M and I have assigned two coaches to them… Just wanted to let you know that your work was well put… and thank you. We’re going to make a lot of loans like this because of your help. Thanks again. Have a great day.”

Jane Ball, Karen Grandstrand, Paul Jones, John Koneck, Annette Peterson-Igbinovia and David Waytz also assisted on the project.