Media Contact

Elizabeth Makee
Director of Operations
Email:  emakee@accionsandiego.org

Press Kit

Click here to view Press Kit

Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions

Press Releases

• ACCION San Diego Receives $50,000 Multi-year TA Grant from Wells Fargo
• ACCION partners with MicroMentor to provide online business advice to clients
• ACCION San Diego selected for Citi Foundation Project
• ACCION San Diego wins the 2008 Community Investment Leader of the Year Award Presented by the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Non-profit Microlender, ACCION San Diego Reaches $10 Million in Loans to Local Microentrepreneurs
• Non-profit Organizations Reach Out to Local Entrepreneurs During EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, February 24-March 3, 2007
• Microfinance: Boosting People Out of Poverty Around the World
• ACCION San Diego Earns the Highest Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
• Southwestern College Teams with ACCION San Diego To Help National City Residents Set Up Licensed Childcare Businesses

ACCION San Diego In The News

ACCION San Diego on KUSI local TV with client Jacob Maghsoudi at Tuxedo Wearhouse: CLICK HERE TO VIEW

ACCION San Diego on KUSI local TV with client Amy Capano at Cathedral:  CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Little Loans Lifting Poor out of Poverty, San Diego Union Tribune, July 25, 2007: CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Nonprofit Loans Women in Mexico Modest Sums to Start Businesses, San Diego Business Journal, January 29, 2007: CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Mayor Looks at Taking Council's Grant Control, San Diego Union Tribune, January 7, 2007:

CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Little Loans Add up to Big Change, San Diego Union Tribune, December 17, 2006:

CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Micro-Credit Not Just for "Poor" Countries, IPS News, November 8, 2006:

CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Micro-Credit Boosting Fortunes Of Poorest Entrepreneurs At Home and Abroad, San Diego Business Journal, November 6, 2006:

CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Non-profit Profile -- ACCION San Diego, San Diego Business Journal, October 2, 2006:

CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Lender Aids Small Guy, Union Tribune, March 7, 2006:
CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

African American Entrepreneurs Making The Right Banking Choice, Metropolitan Magazine, February 2006:
CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Small Business Help Center Opens, North County Times, January 26, 2006:
CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Developing Microenterprises At Home, Union Tribune, October 28, 2005:
CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Press Releases are in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format. Click the button below to download the appropriate Acrobat Reader.