Brothers Luis Gómez and Steve Sandoval Hernández come from a family of entrepreneurs. With the help of the Build Fund, they opened Patrium, a construction management company serving the Central Indiana area. Listen to the brothers tell their story and how the Build Fund helped make their dream a reality.Read more
As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) devoted to supporting economic development in Indianapolis, the Build Fund connects businesses to flexible, affordable, and responsible funding. These businesses, in turn, commit to creating jobs. On average, Build Fund’s borrowers have created 14 jobs each, or one job for every $31,000 borrowed. Build Fund not only helpsRead more
The area where you live often has a big impact on a lot of different things in your life. Think about the area where you live. Do you have a grocery store nearby? How about easy access to public health facilities? Unfortunately, the answer is “no” to those questions for many of our Indianapolis neighbors.Read more
2020 was certainly a year of disruption, but many of our borrowers adapted well and made strides over the year. Check out what went on in the world of Build Fund borrowers and their tenants in 2020. Ash & Elm Cider Co. In 2015, Aaron and Andréa Homoya reached out to Build Fund for anRead more
With uninterrupted skyline views and an industrial-chic aesthetic, the historic Tinker House property sits on the corner of 16th Street and The Monon Trail. The Build Fund is proud to offer financing to the Tinker House owners allowing its business tenants to continue to be neighborhood amenities and to expand. Learn more about the businessesRead more
If you’re here, you probably feel like your business has made it through the first few difficult hurdles and is finally making some profits. You’re ready to grow your business. If you’re ready to expand, congratulations! You’ve made it far in the journey of small business. There are plenty of ways to expand your smallRead more
A solid business plan is a roadmap to success for any business. If you only have a vague idea of your destination or can only envision the last leg of your journey, then you can’t possibly expect to get there efficiently, or in some cases, at all. While it’s tempting to forgo what might seemRead more
What would you do if you had $1 million? The Build Fund takes $1 million and turns it into so much more. For every million dollars we invest in local businesses, our investment has doubled the assessed value of borrowers’ real-estate, increasing their values on average by $2 million. As the only Community Development FinancialRead more
The Build Fund recently completed our assessed value analysis and found that many of our borrower’s properties increased in value. This is beneficial for the businesses themselves, but it also means they can contribute more to our local communities; it increases the amount of property taxes that Marion County can collect. We have been ableRead more
King Park launched the Build Fund to further its mission of building resilient neighborhoods in Indianapolis through collaborative partnerships. One of these beneficial partnerships is with the Edna Martin Christian Center (EMCC). The partnership between the Build Fund and EMCC is a natural one. Both organizations hope to create thriving, inclusive, and diverse communities withRead more
