Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund ready for applications in May
Entrepreneurs and business owners in Black communities across Canada can begin applying for loans under the $33.3 million Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund In May. In a February 25, announcement, Mary Ng, minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade identified the Federation of African Canadian Economics (F.A.C.E) as the administrators of the fund. The Federation of African Canadian Economics is a newly constituted body that is a coalition of several community organizations including Africa Centre, Black Business and Professional Association, the Black Business Initiative, The Cote des Neiges Black Community Association and Group 3737. Its chairperson is Louis-Edgar Jean-François, …