{"id":2498,"date":"2012-07-16T09:08:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.financenewmexico.org\/articles\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2013-06-24T16:35:28","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T22:35:28","slug":"lender-client-relationship-built-on-trust-mutual-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/articles\/obtaining-a-loan\/lender-client-relationship-built-on-trust-mutual-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Lender-Client Relationship Built on Trust, Mutual Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Jordan van Rijn, NM Loan Officer, Accion New Mexico \u2219 Arizona \u2219 Colorado<\/p><\/div>\n

Mauro Nava\u2019s seven-year relationship with microlender Accion New Mexico \u2219 Arizona \u2219 Colorado paid off when the Mexico City native and his Ukrainian-born business partner, Olena Dziuba, decided to open a health clinic to serve residents of Albuquerque\u2019s underserved South Valley. Cl\u00ednica la Esperanza opened in October 2011 at Bridge and Isleta boulevards with seed money from the two partners to remodel the building and a line of credit from Accion to pay bills until the business started generating revenue.<\/p>\n

Nava first contacted Accion in 2005 for funds to start a mobile radiography business called On-Site Radiography. Nava\u2019s perfect payment history on past Accion loans made him a good candidate for the most recent investment.<\/p>\n

The clinic was Nava\u2019s idea, but Dziuba \u2014 who earned an accounting degree at the University of New Mexico\u2014 brought business acumen to the bargain. Both partners are fluent Spanish speakers, which matters in a neighborhood where many residents speak Spanish and are more likely to seek health care from a provider who can communicate in their native language.<\/p>\n

Cl\u00ednica la Esperanza is just the type of business that Accion is designed to help. Both co-founders are hardworking immigrants whose goal of owning a business would have been hard \u2014 if not impossible \u2014 to achieve through a more traditional lender, such as a bank. Besides providing all the required documents in a timely and organized way, Nava and Dziuba had a realistic and detailed business plan.<\/p>\n

But the lender\/entrepreneur relationship is a two-way street. Nava is a public supporter of Accion who has spoken at board meetings and at the lender\u2019s recent Financial Friends Fiesta, an event that celebrates clients and financial partners. \u201cWe\u2019re just the messengers of Accion\u2019s selflessness,” Nava said. “If it wasn\u2019t for Accion, we wouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accion is especially interested in supporting businesses that benefit the community. Cl\u00ednica la Esperanza brings family health services \u2014 including gynecological care, pediatrics, vaccinations and basic diagnostic technology \u2014 to SouthValley residents at a relatively low cost. The clinic accepts patients on Medicaid and those insured by United Healthcare, Molina, Lovelace and Presbyterian. Uninsured patients can see a doctor for $69 or a specialist for under $100. After eight months of operation, the clinic is making a profit and building a client base. More than 2,000 people are patients, and providers treat an average of 25 patients per day.<\/p>\n

Besides loans, Accion offers its clients mentorship and referrals to community resources that provide technical assistance and funding. It can publicize a client\u2019s business through its Facebook and Twitter platforms and through public speaking engagements. Accion also hosts workshops on small business management and financial and personal development.<\/p>\n

Since 1994, Accion has underwritten nearly 3,500 small businesses, including startups, with loans as small as $200 and as large as $300,000. For more information about ACCION, visit www.accionnm.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cl\u00ednica la Esperanza is just the type of business that Accion is designed to help. Both co-founders are hardworking immigrants whose goal of owning a business would have been hard \u2014 if not impossible \u2014 to achieve through a more traditional lender, such as a bank. Besides loans, Accion offers its clients mentorship and referrals to community resources that provide technical assistance and funding. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[184,53,36,19,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5249,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498\/revisions\/5249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}