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Rende Progress Capital Awarded Newsmaker of The Year for 2021 in Finance


Rende Progress Capital [RPC] and Managing Director Eric K. Foster were nominated by the Grand Rapids Business Journal for Newsmaker of The Year in Finance for 2021. RPC previously won Newsmaker of The Year in Finance in 2019.


On January 26, 2022 at the Grand Rapids Business Journal's Newsmaker of the Year Awards Breakfast, RPC and Managing Director Foster won the award. RPC appreciates the staff, board, loan committee, official partners, investors, funders---and our valued racial equity small business loan customers whose dedication made receiving such an award a reality.


RPC also appreciates the Grand Rapids Business Journal's recognition of our mission to provide lending and business technical assistance services to Excluded Entrepreneurs of Color in our mission to eliminate both the racial wealth gap and eliminate barriers to capital.


RPC also extends congratulations to our customer, GRNoir for winning the 2021 Newsmaker of The Year Award in the Beverages Category: https://grbj.com/news/human-resources/2021-newsmakers-nadia-and-shatawn-brigham/


RPC also extends congratulations to our new customer, Last Mile Cafe for being nominated as 2021 Newsmaker of The Year in the Startup Category.


For more information on this news please visit: https://grbj.com/news/human-resources/2021-newsmaker-eric-foster/