Janie Barrera founded one of the largest and most successful non-profit business microlenders in the country. Her journey to that founding has roots in her youth in Corpus Christi, Texas, and by no means was Barrera’s a typical path to starting a finance company.
Her Religious Mission Became A Financial Mission
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/642957d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1440x900+0+0/resize/880x550!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2Fc4%2F0158e077448e8e0c207f12532cab%2Fjanie-header.png)
Courtesy