February 2022 Innovations

In This Issue:

Financial Inclusion: Helping the Smallest of Small Businesses in the U.S. South and Southeast
Winrock is partnering with Visa Foundation, Calvert Impact Capital and others to help small enterprises obtain financing; 80% of loans have gone to women and BIPOC business owners.
Access to affordable loans, technical assistance and business services are needed more than ever in communities where lenders aren’t visible, writes Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson, a Concordia senior advisor.
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A new Winrock-led USDA project aims to improve worker health in the Arkansas Delta.
The Supporting Health Advances for Rural Employees (SHARE) project seeks to improve total worker health by providing support to employees, employers, and healthcare professionals.
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“Make a bigger difference:” The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub serves all.
Winrock and The Hub – a dynamic center for tech- and arts-based learning – are merging, and creating new opportunities for innovating, collaborating and sharing in the U.S. and abroad.
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Winrock’s U.S. Programs senior director speaks to RFD-TV about the Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund.
Linsley Kinkade shares how the SOAR Fund and Winrock’s support for small business technical assistance is helping under-resourced businesses across 15 states to build back from the pandemic.
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