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As community bankers, we are the financial backbone of our neighborhoods. We understand firsthand that when local small businesses thrive, our communities prosper. We strive to help our entrepreneurs and small businesses, yet we are often constrained by lending parameters.

HelloBello® is a technology platform that allows community banks, credit unions and economic development organizations to identify risk mitigating capital and other resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs who may not qualify for traditional loans.

First Southwest Bank – First Southwest Community Fund: ‍An innovative and effective partnership between a CDFI bank and a nonprofit loan fund.

Sherry Waner named 2025 Bankers of Distinction Award Recipient from the Colorado Bankers Association. Waner has over 30 years of banking experience, specializing in finding creative ways to provide access to capital that assists small business start-ups and expansions with a focus on rural Colorado communities.

HelloBello®, an innovative technology platform that simplifies complex lending for community capital providers, is pleased to announce it has been awarded an Early-Stage Capital and Retention grant through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Advanced Industries Accelerator program.