Press Releases, Articles & Media Contact
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News & Press Coverage
- May 28, 2015: York Office to Move into New Co-Working Space
- May 26, 2015: Clients Open Excellent Restaurant in Reading
- April 8, 2015: Lancaster Boutique Owner Honored with SCORE Small Business Award
- April 1, 2015: Ephrata Client & Nominee Wins SBA Eastern Pennsylvania District Entrepreneurial Success Award
- April 1, 2015: Longtime Barber School Client in Lancaster Featured in Lancaster County Magazine
- March 27, 2015: Client and Advocate Cinthia Kettering Wins Community Achievement Award from CPBJ
- March 26, 2015: Small Business Administration Officials Visit Client in Lancaster to Honor Women’s History Month
- March 24, 2015: Client John Meeder Highlighted for Redevelopment Work in Downtown Lancaster
- March 20, 2015: Lancaster Business Owner Recognized by USA Today as Iconic College Town Restaurant
- March 18, 2015: Lancaster Client Chosen to Serve on International Spa Association Task Force
- February 27, 2015: Local Lancaster Breakfast Spot Highlighted in Newspaper
- February 26, 2015: Community First Fund Chosen for Finance Collaborative
- February 25, 2015: Women’s Business Center Featured in York City Newspaper
- February 17, 2015: York City Client Expands Bed & Breakfast
- February 16, 2015: Board Member Featured in La Voz Latina Central for Work in Education
- February 9, 2015: Lancaster Business Owner Featured by the Small Business Administration
- February 5, 2015: Board Member Honored with 2015 Gavel of Social Justice Award
- February 1, 2015: Board Chairman Featured in Susquehanna Style Magazine
- January 29, 2015: Shippensburg Clients Featured in SBDC Newsletter as Success Story
- January 27, 2015: Community First Fund Helps Lancaster Man Open Co-Working Space Downtown
- January 26, 2015: Community First Fund Employee Spearheads Local Leadership Initiative
- January 16, 2015: Community First Fund Highlighted for Work Revitalizing Low-Income Neighborhoods
- January 9, 2015: Reading Entrepreneur Wins Businessperson of the Year from the Berks County Latino Chamber
- January 7, 2015: Berks County Client Seeks to Provide Housing for Homeless
- December 30, 2014: Local Client & Advocate Graduates from Small Businesses Program
- December 12, 2014: Tec Centro Featured in CPBJ
- December 12, 2014: Community First Fund CEO Daniel Betancourt Named as Finalist for CPBJ Nonprofit Innovation Awards in Leadership Excellence
- December 30, 2014: Local Client & Advocate Graduates from Small Businesses Program
- December 12, 2014: Tec Centro Featured in CPBJ
- December 12, 2014: Community First Fund CEO Daniel Betancourt Named as Finalist for CPBJ Nonprofit Innovation Awards in Leadership Excellence
- December 11, 2014: Community First Fund Closes Largest Loan in Company History
- December 11, 2014: Featured in Novogradac Jounral of Tax Credits for NMTC Award
- November 14, 2014: Quarryville Client Opens Coffee Shop
- November 6, 2014: 2014 James Hyson Award Winners are Announced at the Friends of the Fund Luncheon
- October 27, 2014: Community First Fund Client Receives Highly Esteemed “Business Person of the Year” Award
- October 7, 2014: Super Natural & Fresh Produce Opens in Reading
- September 8, 2014: Lancaster Borrower Patricia Bryner Interviewed in La Voz Hispana
- September 5, 2014: Gettysburg Area Clients Highlighted in Celebrate Gettysburg Magazine (pp. 32-34)
- September 2, 2014: Community First Fund Financed Lancaster City Daycare Center Opens
- August 10, 2014: Lancaster’s Own, LLC dba Lancaster Food Co. Opens With Help from Community First Fund
- August 6, 2014: SACA Breaks Ground on Community First Fund Financed Project
- August 5, 2014: York County Client Expanding Business with Loan from Community First Fund
- July 30, 2014: Five Questions with CEO Dan Betancourt – Keystone Crossroads feature
- July 17, 2014: Elizabethtown Client Opens Co-Working Space in Former Church
- May 28, 2014: Community First Fund Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Downtown Business
- May 6, 2014: Community First Financed Business Opens in Downtown Lancaster
- May 2, 2014: New Markets Tax Credits Help Fund Big Mill Project in Reading-Reading Eagle
- May 2, 2014: Tax Credits Program to heavily fund Big Mill renovations in Reading -LVB
- April 16, 2014: Community First Fund receives $2 million from Customers Bank
- April 14, 2014: Community First Fund client receives national attention for work with Latino boys and men
- April 9, 2014: Community First Fund has Record Year in 2013
- March 25, 2014: Community First Fund Mentioned in The Reading Eagle
- February 27, 2014: Community First Fund Helps Rebuild a Lancaster County Business
- January 26, 2014: Tec Centro opens February 6th – Community First supported project provides bilingual employment training
Press Releases & Articles
May 28, 2015: York Office to Move into New Co-Working Space
May 26, 2015: Clients Open Excellent Restaurant in Reading
April 8, 2015: Lancaster Boutique Owner Honored with SCORE Small Business Award
April 1, 2015: Ephrata Client & Nominee Wins SBA Eastern Pennsylvania District Entrepreneurial Success Award
April 1, 2015: Longtime Barber School Client in Lancaster Featured in Lancaster County Magazine
March 27, 2015: Client and Advocate Cinthia Kettering Wins Community Achievement Award from CPBJ
March 26, 2015: Small Business Administration Officials Visit Client in Lancaster to Honor Women’s History Month
March 24, 2015: Client John Meeder Highlighted for Redevelopment Work in Downtown Lancaster
March 20, 2015: Lancaster Business Owner Recognized by USA Today as Iconic College Town Restaurant
March 18, 2015: Lancaster Client Chosen to Serve on International Spa Association Task Force
February 27, 2015: Local Lancaster Breakfast Spot Highlighted in Newspaper
February 26, 2015: Community First Fund Chosen for Finance Collaborative
February 25, 2015: Women’s Business Center Featured in York City Newspaper
February 17, 2015: York City Client Expands Bed & Breakfast
February 16, 2015: Board Member Featured in La Voz Latina Central for Work in Education
February 9, 2015: Lancaster Business Owner Featured by the Small Business Administration
February 5, 2015: Board Member Honored with 2015 Gavel of Social Justice Award
February 1, 2015: Board Chairman Featured in Susquehanna Style Magazine
January 29, 2015: Shippensburg Clients Featured in SBDC Newsletter as Success Story
January 27, 2015: Community First Fund Helps Lancaster Man Open Co-Working Space Downtown
January 26, 2015: Community First Fund Employee Spearheads Local Leadership Initiative
January 16, 2015: Community First Fund Highlighted for Work Revitalizing Low-Income Neighborhoods
January 9, 2015: Reading Entrepreneur Wins Businessperson of the Year from the Berks County Latino Chamber
December 12, 2014: Tec Centro Featured in CPBJ
December 12, 2014: Community First Fund CEO Daniel Betancourt Named as Finalist for CPBJ Nonprofit Innovation Awards in Leadership Excellence
December 11, 2014: Community First Fund Closes Largest Loan in Company History
December 11, 2014: Featured in Novogradac Jounral of Tax Credits for NMTC Award
November 14, 2014: Quarryville Client Opens Coffee Shop
November 6, 2014: 2014 James Hyson Award Winners are Announced at the Friends of the Fund Luncheon
October 27, 2014: Community First Fund Client Receives Highly Esteemed “Business Person of the Year” Award
October 7, 2014: Super Natural & Fresh Produce Opens in Reading
September 8, 2014: Lancaster Borrower Patricia Bryner Interviewed in La Voz Hispana
September 5, 2014: Gettysburg Area Clients Highlighted in Celebrate Gettysburg Magazine (pp. 32-34)
September 2, 2014: Community First Fund Financed Lancaster City Daycare Center Opens
August 10, 2014: Lancaster’s Own, LLC dba Lancaster Food Co. Opens With Help from Community First Fund
August 6, 2014: SACA Breaks Ground on Community First Fund Financed Project
August 5, 2014: York County Client Expanding Business with Loan from Community First Fund
July 30, 2014: Five Questions with CEO Dan Betancourt – Keystone Crossroads feature
July 17, 2014: Elizabethtown Client Opens Co-Working Space in Former Church
May 28, 2014: Community First Fund Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Downtown Business
May 6, 2014: Community First Financed Business Opens in Downtown Lancaster
May 2, 2014: New Markets Tax Credits Help Fund Big Mill Project in Reading-Reading Eagle
May 2, 2014: Tax Credits Program to heavily fund Big Mill renovations in Reading -LVB
April 16, 2014: Community First Fund receives $2 million from Customers Bank
April 14, 2014: Community First Fund client receives national attention for work with Latino boys and men
April 9, 2014: Community First Fund has Record Year in 2013
March 25, 2014: Community First Fund Mentioned in The Reading Eagle
February 27, 2014: Community First Fund Helps Rebuild a Lancaster County Business
January 26, 2014: Tec Centro opens February 6th – Community First supported project provides bilingual employment training