Lendistry Honored With Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce's 2025 Corporate Leadership Award
The fintech is celebrated for its extraordinary impact on small businesses in Los Angeles as it reaches 10 years in business
LOS ANGELES, February 6, 2025 (Newswire.com) - Lendistry announces today that it was awarded the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce's 2025 Corporate Leadership Award at the organization's Inaugural Reception on February 5 at the USC Galen Center. The Corporate Leadership Award is presented to a company that demonstrates superior leadership assuring the growth and prosperity of the Los Angeles region. Previous winners include JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente and more.
In 2024, Lendistry surpassed $10 billion in funding to small businesses and became the #1 non-bank SBA 7(a) lender to LA County. The fintech also opened its new national headquarters in an LA Economic Opportunity Zone earlier in the year.
"I'm so proud to accept this on behalf of the whole Lendistry team... and to stand beside the giants who have won before us," says Everett Sands, Chief Executive Officer at Lendistry. "I'm focused on the proactive steps that are needed within products, processes, and policies to make access to capital less elusive. This will be no easy task, but our team at Lendistry is up for the challenge."
"The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce congratulates Lendistry on being selected as this year's Corporate Leadership Award honoree. Their strategic vision, support for small businesses and commitment to equitable access helps to foster a resilient economic future for the Los Angeles region," says Maria S. Salinas, president and Chief Executive Officer at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
About Lendistry
B.S.D. Capital, Inc. dba Lendistry (lendistry.com) is a minority-led fintech that provides innovative lending products for small businesses and administers grant programs for government agencies nationwide. Headquartered in a Los Angeles Opportunity Zone, Lendistry uses technology and community partnerships to overcome systemic barriers to capital access and has deployed over $10 billion since its inception. In 2024, Lendistry CEO Everett K. Sands was an Entrepreneur Of The Year® Greater Los Angeles award winner. Lendistry has both Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) certifications and is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Lendistry SBLC, LLC is an SBA Preferred Lender and the nation's only African American-led SBA designated Small Business Lending Company. In collaboration with The Center by Lendistry, a nonprofit business education organization, Lendistry provides economic opportunities and progressive growth for underserved urban and rural small business borrowers and their communities.
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