Oct 5, 2026

Dear Friends,

Fall always seems to bring new energy and we've dived right in!

We are very pleased to announce that our 2025 Borough Reports are now available on our website with a lot of great results to share. Find them here.

And we are very happy to report that the 14th annual Momocrawl - which we've been sponsoring from its inception - broke all records for attendance bringing 7000+ food enthusiasts to Jackson Heights.

Scroll down to to learn about our innovative new Life Insurance offering and other great news.

Yanki Tshering

Executive Director

Mid-Autumn Festival at Gracie Mansion

This week we were delighted to attend the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Gracie Mansion with Pooja Bavishi, founder of Malai, and Tenzin Nyandak of Nyandak Studio, two thriving small businesses! It was great to see MOIA Commissioner Faiza Ali, Meera Venugopal of the Asian American Federation, and other friends and colleagues, and, of course, Mayor Mamdani, who shared his thoughts on the importance of families being able to gather for celebrations.



The Record-breaking 14th Annual Momo Crawl

The Momo Crawl keeps growing year after year, bringing more and more New Yorkers to Jackson Heights to discover its incredible small businesses — and, of course, New York's best momos. Click to read about this year’s event, the city officials who joined us, and which Himalayan restaurant was voted #1 once again!

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Partnering with Welcome to Chinatown



We were delighted to partner once again with the great folks at Welcome to Chinatown to sponsor an in-person workshop on how small businesses can use AI to help run and grow their businesses. We're looking forward to more great collaborations in the future.

Resilience Life Insurance

It was a pleasure to welcome Carolyn McMahon, founder and principal of FemFinance to our Queens & Manhattan offices, where she conducted interviews with surveyed clients about the Resilient Life Insurance we are now offering - at no cost to our clients. Click the link to read our press release about our exciting partnership with Resilient.

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Refugee Book Connect Event

We were pleased to attend the launch of Dalton T. Sirmans’s new book, "The Refugee Advantage," which explores how forced displacement can shape entrepreneurial thinking and how refugees contribute as founders, builders, and community members. We were especially delighted that two Accompany Capital clients, Zarifa Adiba and Jawad Ahmad, were invited to speak on the panel and share their experiences so movingly. It was an inspiring evening and a powerful reminder of the resilience, determination, and potential at the heart of this important book.

Find the book here

A Visit with Assembly Member Catalina Cruz

We were excited to welcome Assembly Member Catalina Cruz to our office and give her an overview of our impact in Queens District 39. We then visited one of our District 39 clients, Manat Threading. We're looking forward to working with Assembly Member Cruz’s office to continue to provide affordable financing and resources to more business owners in District 39!



Meet the Lender: Accompany Capital 

Wednesday, October 14 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM 

Thinking about financing your small business but not sure where to start? Join us for Meet the Lender!

This is an informative session designed to help small business owners better understand the lending process and prepare for financing for your business. 

During this webinar, you’ll learn: 

> How to become loan-ready  

> Financing options for small businesses  

> The 5 C’s of Credit and what lenders look for when evaluating a loan application 

> Loan documentation you should prepare before applying 

> An overview of Accompany Capital’s loan programs and how they can support your business at different stages of growth 

Whether you’re preparing to apply for your first business loan, looking to expand, or simply want to better understand how business lending works, this session will give you practical information and tools to become loan ready.  

Click Here to Register

This webinar is provided in partnership with the Brooklyn Business Solutions Center and sponsored by Metropolitan Commercial Bank. 

Important New Funding

Accompany Capital is very pleased to announce that we have been approved for a SBA Program for Investment in Micro-entrepreneurs (PRIME) grant of $300,000. This is exciting news because the funding will enable us to increase our webinars, workshops, and one-on-one advice for microenterprises.

We are also very pleased to have received a low cost loan of $2M from Empire State Development Corporation with matching amounts from Apple Bank and Starbucks Corporation that will enable us to provide loans to micro and small businesses.

Looking forward to putting these resources to work for NYC small business entrepreneurs!