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Casa<\/a> \u00bb Acerca de<\/a> \u00bb Liderazgo y Junta<\/a> \u00bb Barbara Morrison<\/strong> \"Barbara\"Barbara<\/p>\r\n

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Tel\u00e9fono<\/p>\r\n

415.989.8855<\/p>\r\n

LinkedIn<\/p>\r\n

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Location 1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 504
Oakland, CA 94612<\/p>\r\n

Barbara Morrison<\/h1>\r\n

Founder<\/p>\r\n

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Barbara Morrison, a Bay Area small business advocate and civic leader, is the founder and former president of Financiamiento TMC<\/a><\/strong>, a certified Development Company that provides SBA commercial real estate financing.<\/p>\r\n

In 1981, Barbara founded TMC Financing to provide access to affordable capital with the SBA 504 loan program for small business owners to purchase the real estate utilized by their business. From just 6 employees lending in the 9 Bay Area counties, TMC has grown into the largest CDC in the nation, providing financing for small businesses in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Hawaii.\u00a0 Under her visionary leadership, TMC has facilitated over $14 billion in SBA commercial real estate loans for over 7,000 small businesses, leading to the creation of an estimated 60,000 jobs.<\/p>\r\n

Recognizing the needs of smaller entrepreneurs, not able to take advantage of the 504 program, Barbara expanded her impact by founding Soluciones de trabajo<\/strong><\/a> a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), in 1999. This initiative addressed the financing gaps faced by start-ups, women, minorities, and low-income businesses unable to access conventional funding sources. Working Solutions was “incubated” in the TMC office until it grew into self-sufficiency.\u00a0 Today, it is one of the most successful CDFIs in the country.<\/p>\r\n

In 2018, repeating the method of incubating another nonprofit, Barbara founded Capital comunitario de TMC (TMC CC)<\/strong>,<\/a> an online, technology-based microlender. Since its inception, TMC Community Capital has disbursed over $7 million to approximately 350 businesses, providing crucial support to under-served entrepreneurs. Notably, 82% of the loans facilitated by TMC CC supported entrepreneurs of color, while 56% benefited women-owned businesses and 75% aided business owners with low-to-moderate income levels.<\/p>\r\n

Morrison developed her passion for small business economic development early in her career while serving as deputy director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development in San Francisco.<\/p>\r\n

Morrison, ex alcaldesa y concejala de la ciudad de Belvedere, ha sido ampliamente reconocida por su defensa de las mujeres y los propietarios de peque\u00f1as empresas, as\u00ed como por el liderazgo que brind\u00f3 a muchas organizaciones comunitarias.<\/p>\r\n

Currently, Barbara participates in several influential organizations, including the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and the International Women’s Forum (IWF). Her engagement in these organizations reflects her ongoing commitment to fostering economic growth, supporting entrepreneurship and helping local communities grow and thrive.<\/p>\r\n

Awards & Accomplishments<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n

1999 – Arthur Goodman Achievement and Diversity Award<\/p>\r\n

2000 – US Small Business Administration, Small Business Advocate Award<\/p>\r\n

2011 – San Francisco Business Times (SFBT) and law firm Allen Matkins, Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\r\n

2012 – Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco, Financial Woman of the Year<\/a><\/p>\r\n