How to lend money to underestimated entrepreneurs, with Demi Ariyo (Lendoe)

Lendoe are a UK-based lender focused on supporting black, ethnic minority and early stage entrepreneurs. Their journey started when a few young adults raised £220,000 to save their church building from repossession, and, in so doing, discovered first-hand the lack of support offered to small businesses from underrepresented communities. I caught up with one-time entrepreneur, one-time investment banker, and now founder of Lendoe, Demi Ariyo, while we were in Amsterdam last week for Money20/20 Europe.

We had a tight timeline to work within, so it's a snappy interview, but also one of my favourites to date!

You can find Lendoe (that's lend with an 'o' for owners and an 'e' for entrepreneurs) at https://www.lendoe.com/

Or via their socials: Instagram, Twiter with @wearelendoe and on LinkedIn where you can find Demi, too: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demi-ariyo-119548b7/

We were recording on a super tight schedule, so we had to rush the end, but if you like what you heard and you're in or around London, The Update (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-update-tickets-607190662617) is behind the Bike Shed in Shoreditch next Thursday (22 June 2023).

You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, on my LinkedIn page (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on Amazon, some versions even for free, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at https://confirmu.com/ and on episode 24 of this very show https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24

If you have any feedback, questions, or if you would like to participate in the show, please feel free to reach out to me via the contact page on this site.

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