On June 24, 2021 Rende Progress Capital [RPC] launched its Pre-Loan Readiness and Incubator Program. 13 Excluded Entrepreneurs of Color Business Owners and participants have been confirmed [**see participants below**] and all of them have started the first course on Thursday, June 24, 2021 to begin this 9-week program for: 1. Being introduced to RPC as a racial equity small business lender. 2. Engaging in loan application preparation learning and techniques for loan prepare

Rende Progress Capital [RPC] reached many milestones including ending Fiscal Year 2020 by exceeding exceeded loan deployment goals such as: Increasing loan deployment by 339% and surpassing our new loan customer goal of new loans. 66% of RPC loan customers are Women of Color-owned businesses. Diversification of our portfolio that included first-time loan customers in technology, food and adult/senior care services. An improvement in Asian American loan customers from 0% Asian