Lendistry

Lendistry Empowering growing small businesses with innovative financing choices

Lendistry (lendistry.com) is a minority-led and technology-enabled small business and commercial real estate lender, providing responsible financing to small business owners and their underserved communities. Lendistry is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and is headquartered in a Los Angeles Opportunity Zone. During the

COVID-19 pandemic, Lendistry provided Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses in all 50 states and was selected by the states of California, Pennsylvania and New York to administer their small business relief programs, which distributed grants to businesses that lost significant revenues during the pandemic. Lendistry and its nonprofit partner organization, The Center by Lendistry, are dedicated to providing economic opportunities and progressive growth for underserved urban and rural small business borrowers and their communities.

06/03/2026
06/03/2026

We have a brand new episode of Small Business Unscripted featuring CEO of Lee Andrews Group, Stephanie Graves. Stephanie explains how firing a client after going against her firms community driven ethos might not have been the best business decision--but ultimately strengthened her firms values and trust within the community.

Watch the full episode here: https://loom.ly/Y0ql57w

Thank you for coming on Small Business Unscripted, Stephanie!

06/02/2026

Lendistry’s Starting 11. Tip 7.

Videos, videos, videos.

This week on Small Business Unscripted, we have an episode for all our wordsmiths. Join us as Everett talks to PR powerh...
06/01/2026

This week on Small Business Unscripted, we have an episode for all our wordsmiths. Join us as Everett talks to PR powerhouse, Stephanie Graves, CEO of Lee Andrews Group on why trust and credibility has scaled her public relations firm--and how it could scale your business.

New episode out Wednesday!

06/01/2026
05/30/2026

You don’t know if you don’t ask. Contact your local Chamber of Commerce to get involved.

⬆️ Tip 6 of Lendistry’s Starting 11.

05/28/2026

‘If your friend says they can’t meet you at Miss Cheese because of traffic…are they really your friend?’

owner, Simon, took his experience as a graphic designer to world build Miss Cheese into three locations across LA County. From branding to customer experience, creative thinkers bring businesses to life in unforgettable ways.

05/26/2026

Tip 5 for Lendistry’s Starting 11

Get online—make it easy for people to find find you.

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