Bridgeway Capital
Menu
  • About Bridgeway
    • Why Bridgeway
    • Mission & Values
    • Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Careers
  • Impact
    • Overview
    • Impact Numbers
    • Strategic Plan
    • Annual Reports
    • Stories
    • Investors & Grantors
    • Financial Strength
  • Financing
    • Overview
    • Small Business
    • Real Estate
    • Nonprofits
    • Healthy Food Access
    • Creative Business Loan Fund
  • COVID-19 Relief and Resources
    • Loans for COVID-19 Response Fund
    • COVID-19 Relief PA Statewide Small Business Assistance
    • COVID-19 Technical Assistance for Small Businesses
    • COVID-19 Resources for Creative Businesses
    • COVID-19 Community Resources
  • 7800 Susquehanna
  • Creative Business Accelerator
  • Entrepreneurship Hub
Bridgeway Capital
  • 7800 Susquehanna
  • Creative Business Accelerator
  • Entrepreneurship Hub
  • Open Search Bar
    Close Search Bar
  • About Bridgeway
    • Why Bridgeway
    • Mission & Values
    • Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Careers
  • Impact
    • Overview
    • Impact Numbers
    • Strategic Plan
    • Annual Reports
    • Stories
    • Investors & Grantors
    • Financial Strength
  • Financing
    • Overview
    • Small Business
    • Real Estate
    • Nonprofits
    • Healthy Food Access
    • Creative Business Loan Fund
  • COVID-19 Relief and Resources
    • Loans for COVID-19 Response Fund
    • COVID-19 Relief PA Statewide Small Business Assistance
    • COVID-19 Technical Assistance for Small Businesses
    • COVID-19 Resources for Creative Businesses
    • COVID-19 Community Resources
  • Apply
Impact

Farmers Daughters Country Market

Farmers Daughters Country Market & Deli, in Seneca, PA, is a specialty food store features deli meats and cheeses, fresh baked goods, and bulk food items. Farmers Daughters aims to become a niche business providing lower income residents with products that big-box stores and chain grocers seldom offer.

“Bridgeway really took a big picture approach, taking into account the jobs we would create and the products we would provide the community”

– Melissa Perry, Owner

Helping Hands

Bridgeway supported owners Melissa and Bruce Perry with a Growth Loan. The rural entrepreneurs used the funds to finance building construction, new equipment, and inventory purchases. Although equipped with a solid business plan and a sizable personal stake in the project, the Perrys were unable to secure financing from a conventional lender.

Owner Melissa Perry recalls that “Bridgeway really took a big picture approach, taking into account the jobs we would create and the products we would provide the community.”

Team Effort

The Growth Loan to Farmers Daughters is a prime example of Bridgeway’s collaborative approach. In this case, the referral source was the Clarion University Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Bridgeway then partnered with Develop Erie, an established CDFI in the region, for project funding.

“We knew our experience and capital would be helpful in the region,” commented Mark Peterson, Bridgeway’s President and CEO. “We also knew that reaching out to local change makers ensures that Bridgeway meets the distinct community development needs of northwestern Pennsylvania.”

Bridgeway Capital

Social

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram

Stay Connected

Join Our Newsletter

We combat injustices and advance opportunities by building capacity, investing capital, and developing underserved areas to grow businesses and revitalize places.

Bridgeway Capital

Connect Opportunity with Capital

Pittsburgh

310 Grant St., Suite 2800
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA

Phone: 412.201.2450

Fax: 412.201.2451

Erie

1001 State Street, Suite 1400
Erie, PA 16501 USA

Phone: 814.580.9284

Fax: 814.451.1150

Uniontown

30 E. Main Street, Suite 200
Uniontown, PA 15401 USA

Phone: 412.912.9928

Fax: 412.201.2451

Contact

Copyright © 2023 Bridgeway Capital. All rights reserved.

Site by Imagebox