ASCENDUS — GETTING READY TO GROW
Ready-to-post social copy  ·  September 16, 2026
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Every figure is already written the way it has to be cited: the 76% keeps
“or closed with obligations met”, the 41% keeps its denominator. Do not shorten either.

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Every economy runs a version of the same question: who reaches capital, and who decides.

On September 16, Ascendus convenes Getting Ready to Grow: How Small Capital Drives Economic Mobility, with MetLife Foundation and the Urban Institute — and one small business owner in the room.

Last year our case study with the Urban Institute asked whether a $500 credit-building line of credit, paired with one-on-one coaching, could reach owners the traditional system passes over. It could. The average borrower came to us with a credit score of 571. As of March 2025, 76% of accounts were in active good standing or had closed with obligations met.

This September we go a layer deeper, into what happens after the door opens.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 8:30–10:00 AM ET
MetLife, 200 Park Avenue, New York, and online

Register: https://bit.ly/get-ready-event-2026
Media kit: https://www.ascendus.org/get-ready/media-kit/

#GetReady #FinancialCoaching #AccessToCapital #EconomicMobility #SmallBusiness #CreditReadiness #CDFIs #Entrepreneurship #FinancialHealth #UNGA81

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Sept 16, NYC and online. Getting Ready to Grow: what small capital does after access. @Ascenduslends with MetLife Foundation and the Urban Institute.

Register: https://bit.ly/get-ready-event-2026

#GetReady #AccessToCapital #EconomicMobility #SmallBusiness #CDFIs #UNGA81

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