The right community does more than remind you that you are not alone. It gives you people who can help you turn a challenge into a next step, a question into an answer, or a setback into an opportunity to learn.

There is something powerful about talking to someone who does not need you to explain why a setback feels so heavy.

Melanie’s natural talent for hair styling led her down an entrepreneurial path that gave her flexibility and helped her pay for her two daughters’ education. In 2024, with support from Grameen America, Melanie was able to open her own salon in Harlem, NY.

As a Memphis, TN local, Yevetta is using her family-owned lawncare business to keep the neighborhood vibrant and give back to the community’s young people through jobs and training opportunities. With loan capital from Grameen America, Yevetta was able to purchase a new lawnmower that doubled their daily job count from 10 to 20 properties.

Jay Marie is an entrepreneur by trade and a creative at heart. Growing up, she always knew herself to be the “girl with a camera” and has been passionate about the visual arts and graphic design ever since her childhood.

Celebrating the milestones of the Atlanta branch of the Elevate by Grameen America.

Since a young age, Barbara has always considered herself a serial entrepreneur. In 2022, Barbara noticed a gap in the market and opened a one-of-a-kind tea lounge in Memphis, Tennessee. As a small business owner, Barbara has an enormous impact on her local community.