loan and technical advisor at ECDC Enterprise Development Group - Arlington, VA, US
EDG is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that emerged from a microenterprise development program established in 1992 by the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC). EDG became a subsidiary of ECDC in 2001, expanding programs and services and enlisting a growing community of cooperating partners, funders and other supporters. Certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution, EDG now serves clients throughout the Washington, D.C.,/Baltimore area. EDG's programs and services (Annual Report to 9/30/2014) Program Clients Served Amount Small Business Loans 120 loans $2.025 million Cumulative Small Business Loans 1,198 loans $19.7 million Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) 41 Vehicle loans 74 $462,550 Tax preparation 654 $983,000 (refunds & EITC)