About the Program

One pillar of the program is Boston Beer’s initial $250,000 commitment to establish the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream™ Micro-Loan Fund at ACCION USA. This fund provides much needed capital that is often out of reach to lower and moderate income microentrepreneurs whose businesses would not be approved for a bank loan.

In addition to funding, the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream™ program serves more than just the financial needs for small business entrepreneurs. Before launching the program, Jim Koch realized from his own early struggles that many entrepreneurs not only need funds to help get their businesses off the ground, but they are looking for advice, feedback and a sounding board to bounce their ideas off of.

In response to this need, The Boston Beer Company offers a series of business education and financial literacy seminars specifically designed to meet the educational needs of these entrepreneurs.

For more information about Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream™ and ACCION USA's small business loan products, visit www.accionusa.org/samadams.