Spotlighting Dulce on International Women’s Day: Growing up, Dulce faced the hardships of living on minimum wage, which fueled her ambition to become an entrepreneur and, in 2022, open her own spa business. “There was still a lack of information about how to improve and expand my business. With my first loan with Grameen America, I was able to pay for more courses, licenses, and products. The extra capital has given me a cushion I didn’t have before.” (fb)

Grameen America is proud to receive a generous $300,000 grant from Santander Bank US, continuing its investment in financially underserved women entrepreneurs in Newark, NJ. Santander has partnered with Grameen America since 2016 to strengthen communities in Boston and Newark. https://www.santanderus.com/news_press_article/santander-bank-invests-over-13-million-in-more-than-360-organizations-in-2024/ (fb)