Jump ahead to the list of microlenders: Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Accion Bentley Microfinance Group Business Center for New Americans Grameen America Justine Petersen Kiva Zip Opportunity Fund .article__image { visibility: hidden; display: none; } Laura Hanson and Diana Benner, co-owners of the Watershed Nursery, used a microloan from Opportunity Fund to expand their business. Before a chance meeting in 2013 with Accion, a nonprofit microlender, Kris Schoenberger pulled in $20,000 to $30,000 annually through his mobile catering company, BBQ’d Productions.