Trustee: Richmond Craft Mafia

Richmond, VA


Overview

Why are you interested in becoming a Trustee?
Our mission is to help crafty businesses in the Richmond area, by providing business owners with outlets to sell their wares, workshops to hone their skills, and social events to grow their network. Endorsing businesses as they apply for Kiva Zip loans would be a tremendous tool as we serve the crafters and artists in our region.
What is the mission of your organization?
Our mission is to serve the independent ("indie") art and craft community of Richmond, VA. We produce two craft shows annually, as well as present a workshop series on topics related to running a crafty business, and we host happy-hour-style events for the community to socialize without an agenda.

Borrower Due Diligence

How will you decide who to endorse as a borrower? What due diligence will you conduct?
With seven years of experience in hosting two craft shows, plus the cumulative hundreds of craft shows that our members have participated in as independently run businesses, we get to know our fellow indie crafters. We get to see first-hand how they've grown and adapted, especially within the economy of the last five years. We know how they handle adversity, from things as simple as bad weather to as complex as hiring and firing employees. Every borrower we endorse will be someone that we have known, and whose business practices we've observed first-hand.

About Richmond Craft Mafia


Location: Richmond,
Total loans: $5,000
Repaid in full: Not enough data
Defaulted: Not enough data
Repayment rate: Not enough data


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