Serving local small businesses is a significant focus of Arizona Financial Credit Union's banking operations. They have made a concerted effort to ensure that minority-owned businesses have access to the same capital as their white counterparts.

In the action panel segment, Arizona Financial Credit Union's Chief Strategy Officer Jason Paprocki, along with Local First Arizona's Director of Development Quin Works, discuss the partnership the two organizations have created to help Black entrepreneurs access the capital and resources they need to start and grow their businesses through a program called We Rise.