Episode 4: Empowering Small Businesses Through Community First® Accelerate Grants

We’re celebrating Small Business Saturday! In this episode, we highlight our 2024 Community First® Accelerate Grants for Small Business program with Clara Biolo-Thompson, Senior Community Investment Operations Specialist at FHLBank Chicago, and Jen Schaefer, Community Investment Operations Specialist at FHLBank Chicago. They share how the program and partnerships helped small businesses across Illinois and Wisconsin. We'll also hear from small business grantees and their FHLBank Chicago member partners on how the funds empowered their businesses and strengthened their communities.