MercyCorps helps low-income people in Oregon and Washington so they can improve their lives through small business and self-employment. They provide services to help develop start up business ventures in economically distressed communities, they provide education and money management training, finance microenterprise ventures with character-based loans, promotes economic development in low-income areas by advancing business opportunities and they most importantly support communities’ efforts to create and improve their economic infrasture.
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