Hello WEALF Friends!

WEALF and our women founders have lost no time in getting 2025 off to a quick start!

We are starting 2025 with a resolve to enable WEALF to grow, by providing capital and mentorship to a wide-ranging pool of participants and expanding our network of supporters and allies. 

As highlighted in this Newsletter, our impact is increasing daily, reaching an underserved population of women in New York. Given the uncertain times we live in with widespread changes taking place that affect all of us, it is more important than ever to support one another in spirit and in the actions we take. Collaborating with each other and with like-minded organizations is the key to resilience. 

Where others see reasons to say NO, we say YES by recognizing vision, hard work and capacity to learn as fundamental characteristics of creditworthiness. The latest report from our lending partner, Accompany Capital, backs this up. Since 2015, WEALF has disbursed more than 120 loans with a repayment rate of more than 93%!  

Age, zip code, and ethnicity are not barriers to success for women who dream of expressing their smarts and creativity through business. WEALF’s participants are as diverse as the businesses they build. They represent all boroughs of New York with service and product businesses in beauty, fashion, food, canine care, childcare, cleaning and transportation, all contributing to the local economy. 

When WEALF women succeed, our city thrives!
It’s more important than ever to join us:

Thank you for joining us on this journey.
Vicki Weiner
Founder

This sustainable floral design studio located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY offers sustainable floral design services as well as a 100% locally-grown flower subscriptions. Molly founded her business in 2016 after over 10 years of working in the field of flower farming. After graduating Barnard and spending a year in Santiago, Chile Molly worked for a community-based environmental justice non-profit in the South Bronx which sparked her interest in flowers. In 2008 she moved to Santa Cruz to study organic farming at UCSC, and upon her return to Brooklyn both farmed flowers and designed arrangements for her friends. In 2019 after 15 seasons of growing flowers she retired and focused on Molly Oliver Flowers. Visit the company website to have Molly and her team of floral artists design an arrangement for your next event or signup for a subscription to have bouquets of fresh locally sourced flowers delivered to your home.

CARRIE SPORER & MEREDITH KRILL, SWAIR  
SWAIR manufactures time saving haircare for people who work out. SWAIR Showerless Shampoo cleans hair by simply spraying, towel drying, and styling with SWAIR leave-in conditioner after and you’re ready to go, no water required! All products are formulated with clean, high-quality ingredients. Carrie and Meredith met in 2007 while training for the New York City Marathon. Both loved training but found the need to wash their hair after every training session time consuming, so they searched for a better solution. Not finding one they created SWAIR. Visit the company website today, to learn more about the products and purchase them