Anacostia Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)
AEDC has developed single and multi-family housing, neighborhood retail and office projects and a shopping center to serve residents who live East of the Anacostia River in Washington DC.

DC Chamber of Commerce
For over 70 years the DC Chamber of Commerce has helped businesses both large and small. As the leading business organization in the Washington Metro Region, the Chamber serves a diverse membership of over 2,000 individuals.

DC Tech Events
Washington area technology events published by Ross Karchner.

Development Corporation of Columbia Heights
The Development Corporation of Columbia Heights (DCCH) works to improve the quality of life for residents and business owners through leadership training, the Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI) program and housing development.

Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
The Department of Small and Local Business Development is a full-service, cabinet level agency charged with fostering economic growth and the development of emerging District-based business enterprises through programs and opportunities, agency and public/private contract compliance, advocacy, and supportive legislation.

District of Columbia Small Business Development Center Network (DC SBDC)
The District of Columbia Small Business Development Center Network is dedicated to promoting the growth, profitability, innovation and increased productivity of small business owners in the District of Columbia.

DC Women’s Business Center (DC WBC)
The Washington, DC Women’s Business Center (DC WBC) is a business development organization that serves women entrepreneurs in the Washington, DC Capitol Region.

National Association of Small Business Investment Companies
The professional association for the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) community and the lower middle market of the private equity industry and the oldest organization of venture capitalists in the world.

H Street Community Development Corporation
Since its inception in 1984, the H Street CDC has addressed the needs of Washington area residents and businesses through its commercial and residential projects, business services, small business loan programs and community empowerment projects. Services are focused on Wards 2, 5, 6 and 7.

Latino Economic Development Corporation
Orginally established in 1991 to help the Latino community of Mount Pleasant, the Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) now serves all clientele, regardless of culture, class or language. LEDC’s primary focus is on the Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights areas with additional city-wide outreach to Latino markets.

Operation HOPE
Operation HOPE is America’s first nonprofit social investment banking organization. It converts check cashing customers into banking customers; renters into homeowners; dreamers into small business owners; minimum wage workers into living wage workers; and economically uneducated into the empowered.

ProudlyMadeInDC
This site showcases some of the amazing work being done by entrepreneurs in DC, and to provide a starting point for anyone looking to explore and (hopefully) get involved in the DC startup community.

Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (WACIF)
WACIF is a nonprofit focused on empowering underserved communities and individuals by providing access to capital and specialized technical expertise.

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