Our passion for helping others succeed and our unwavering commitment to the community continue to drive us forward each day.

Our journey began with a group of dedicated individuals who recognized the need to boost economic growth and support entrepreneurship in our area. Jim Robinson, having seen similar loan funds before, saw that loan programs could be tailored to specific businesses, to work with the Main Street Preservation Trust to create a loan fund for smaller, more local businesses, that may need more money to get started than could be provided by a bank: these loans could be layered and stacked together with other sources, such as bank funds, to bring a business to life.

We’ve also partnered with historic properties to help businesses thrive and preserve our town's heritage. We also worked with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to start programs to bring training and funding for new businesses, allowing new owners to take education courses and get funding to get started when they finish the course.