Fund Gives Under-Served Entrepreneurs Access to Capital and Training

(South Florida Carribean News)

Opa-locka – The Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC), will begin loaning $1 million and training small businesses in Opa-locka, Miami Gardens, Liberty City and several other areas in North Miami-Dade County, thanks to a recent grant from JPMorgan Chase.

According to the Kaufman Foundation’s 2017 report, Miami is the leading city for startups in America. While there is strong new business creation in Miami, many companies cannot reach high levels of growth because of the “capital gap” common between starting a business and scaling up.