156 - Building Stronger Latino Communities with Marla Bilonick of NALCAB

The DMV (Washington, DC | Maryland | Virginia) Business Show

In this engaging interview on ⁠⁠⁠The DMV Business Show⁠⁠⁠, host ⁠⁠⁠Otto Sevilla⁠⁠⁠ talks with ⁠Marla Bilonick⁠, CEO & President of ⁠NALCAB (National Association for Latino Community Asset Builder)⁠ with offices in Washington, DC. They represent a national network of 200+ non-profit organizations that encourage economic prosperity in diverse Latino communities all across the US and Puerto Rico. NALCAB supports their member organizations to better serve their communities through training, public policy work, peer-to-peer collaboration, and access to funding, non-profit resources and professional development. Marla chats about growing up in the DMV and her hometown journey from Panama to Montgomery County. She shares how she broke into the micro lending space from graduate school to then becoming a loan specialist. How micro lenders help small businesses with financing and empower entrepreneurs She mentions why trust and gut feelings are crucial in decision making. The importance of leveraging your strengths and building a winning team. Marla mentions:

-how to get funding for nonprofits, capital and grants explained

-the difference between micro lenders and banks, and understanding credit requirements
-how to unlock access to financing for minority business owners

Unlock your financial freedom by building agency and breaking the cycle of financial stress!

This episode is sponsored by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SEVI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - The first commercial real estate company committed to the four C’s: Commercial Real Estate, Community, Content, and Culture

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