Bridgeway Capital

Join us in congratulating Christi Welter on her recent loan closing. Christi, a 2024 First Leap graduate, is making an investment in her quilting business, A Hands On Matter! Check out her creations on Instagram at @welterworks. Visit our website to learn more about our financing opportunities.

Congratulations to our 2025 First Leap graduating class! The First Leap program provides participants with the foundations to become business owners ready to professionalize their passion and sustain their practice. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eK_T-GPu.

Bridgeway Capital is grateful for support from The Raymond John Wean Foundation! Their generosity will allow us to provide more loans and business readiness programs to nonprofits and small businesses in the Mahoning Valley. Read more about the grants in the link below.

Nonprofit leaders—join us next Tuesday for a virtual information session about Bridgeway's Real Estate Essential for Nonprofits workshop series. The program helps organizations navigate the opportunities and challenges of purchasing and managing property. It serves nonprofits that already own real estate and those that are curious about pursuing ownership. Register via the link below. More information at https://lnkd.in/em_VPMgT

Mahoning Matters is helping spread the word about Bridgeway's Business Growth Accelerator, offered in partnership with The Intentional Development Group! Read the article and sign up for next Friday's information session (link in comments).

We're happy to help get the word out about the Downtown Rent Abatement Program from Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. The program provides a rent subsidy of 50%, up to $2,000 per month, for qualified businesses signing a multi-year lease in a downtown storefront. They are looking to connect with entrepreneurs who are ready to take the next step into a brick-and-mortar space or are looking to expand their business!

Do you know anyone looking to start or grow their business? Our community partner AscenderPGH has an Incubator Program that offers expert coaching, coworking space, and a strong network to help you scale. Learn more about it during their information session on March 12.

Did you know Bridgeway Capital is a mission-driven lender, a nonprofit alternative to banks that lends to small businesses, nonprofits, and real estate projects that have a positive community impact? It's an exciting time at Bridgeway—there are several opportunities to join our team and support this community-based work! Check out the newly listed positions for Controller, Director of Credit, and Director of Portfolio Management. Then apply!

Join us tonight for this virtual information session about NWPAMade! The NWPAMade program, a partnership between Bridgeway Capital and PennWest Edinboro, brings maker-driven economic opportunity to Northwestern Pennsylvania, specifically Erie and Crawford counties. This program will support dozens of maker entrepreneurs through cohorts of mid-stage maker businesses that will learn and grow together over nine months (and beyond).

Maker entrepreneurs are experts in their craft, trade, or creative practice. Now they can strengthen their businesses to accelerate success and impact in NWPA communities. Join us and our partners at NWPA Innovation Beehive Network for a virtual information session about NPWAMade next Tuesday. The NWPAMade program brings maker-driven economic opportunity to Northwestern Pennsylvania, specifically Erie and Crawford counties. This program will support dozens of maker entrepreneurs through cohorts of mid-stage maker businesses that will learn and grow together over nine months (and beyond)!