
KC Daiquiri Shop
When the owners of KC Daiquiri Shop were building out their space and needed to secure funding to equip their kitchen, several financial institutions turned them away. That's where our LoanUp program stepped in, providing financing to help them open what is now a thriving business. The owners tell us about their experience and how difficulties in securing financing are a too-common reality for minority entrepreneurs.

Tamm Lumber Co.
Daniel and Ebony Edwards have purchased the historic Albert Tamm Lumber Company, located at 3232 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The Albert Tamm Lumber Company has been in business since 1950 and offers over 18 product lines of lumber and hardware. A few of their noted construction and renovation projects are the Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park (KCMO) and The City of Kansas City, MO building interior.
The Edwards’ plan to expand the company’s primary activities to supply demand in the areas of building material, manufacturing and brokering of building materials by leveraging their MBE/WBE status.