Opportunity Fund is a not-for-profit financial institution that advances the economic well-being of working people by helping them earn, save and invest in their future. We provide financial products, services and training which our customers use to transform their own lives and to better their communities. With a staff of 27 people and an annual operating budget of $4 million, Opportunity Fund has award-winning programs that have a 15 year track record of helping thousands of clients and directing $150 million into low-income communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Opportunity Fund is the largest microlender in California and has provided more than $10 million in financing to low-income entrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Opportunity Fund's Small Business Loan Program primarily provides business loans up to $10,000 and free business advising to small businesses who cannot qualify for conventional bank loans.  Typical clients are low-income, disadvantaged self-employed individuals with 0-5 employees and sales less than $250,000, working in industries such as childcare, housecleaning, landscaping, food carts and flea market stands. Opportunity Fund's Small Business Loan team consists of: Program Director, Sales & Marketing Manager, Client Service Rep, 2 FT and 1 PT Loan Consultants, Loan Operations Manager, Loan Operations Coordinator, and Business Advisor (not direct report).