Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute

RMMFI doesn’t just invest in businesses; we invest in people, and we do it with more than dollars. We view entrepreneurship as a system of people, businesses, and community, and our “Whole Entrepreneur” model brings these elements together to allow individuals to tap into the social and economic benefits of business ownership.

Our goal is to help entrepreneurs grow into business owners who can successfully shift and adapt to changing environments in their businesses and their lives. We know that personal foundations are essential for success, and RMMFI works with entrepreneurs to develop their personal stability, entrepreneurial spark, and business feasibility.

RMMFI believes that long-term investments in people and communities can build economies that are truly equitable and inclusive, with ripple effects that last through generations. We work to promote ownership across three levels to create lasting community impact: 

• Ownership of Self: Entrepreneurship helps individuals activate their potential
• Ownership of Wealth: Entrepreneurship opens pathways to economic mobility and inclusion
• Ownership of Community Health: Entrepreneurship creates vibrant, unique, and empowered communities

In 15 years, RMMFI is proud to have:

• Graduated 60 cohorts of Business Launch Boot Camp with an 85% graduation rate, resulting in the launch or expansion of 470 businesses across Colorado
• Distributed $1,224,873 across 377 loans with a 94% repayment rate plus $257,500 in grants
• Become a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with the U.S. Treasury
• Won the 2021 Ian Helms Award from the Dakota Foundation
• Received the 2021 Member’s Choice Award with Good Business Colorado
• Been selected as a member of the 2020 Catalyst Program with the Stand Together Foundation
• Won the 2019 Colorado Google.org Impact Challenge (one of five winners)
• Won the 2019 National Innovation Award from American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
• Been named a 2013, 2018, & 2019 Top Company Finalist (Nonprofit) by COBiz Magazine
• Won the 2016 Small Nonprofit of the Year award from Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Won the 2011 Colorado Innovation in Philanthropy Award from Bank of the West