Kingdom Capital Network
2025 Impact Report
In 2025, God continued to bless the work of Kingdom Capital Network, expanding our reach and continuing to advance our mission to equip Kingdom-driven small business owners in Central, TX.
Building a Network That Lasts:
2025 Impact Report
Building a Network That Lasts:
2025 Impact Report
Building a Network That Lasts
Note From Our Executive Director, Wes Fang
KCN Friends and Supporters,
As we reflect on this past season at Kingdom Capital Network, a few themes continue to surface. First, we are seeing more clearly than ever that business ownership can be a powerful place of formation. Through cohorts, mentorship, and shared learning, entrepreneurs in the KCN community are not only growing in their ability to lead sustainable businesses but also in their understanding that God is actively shaping them through their work. Again and again, business owners are discovering that their companies are not separate from their faith, but one of the primary places where discipleship is lived out.
Another consistent pattern has been the importance of community. Many business owners begin their journey feeling isolated in the weight of leadership. Yet once they step into a network of mentors, peers, and supporters who share their values, something shifts. Conversations become more honest, wisdom is shared more freely, and entrepreneurs find renewed confidence to pursue the calling God has placed before them.
Gatherings like our annual Business Owner Retreat have become meaningful spaces for rest, reflection, and encouragement, reminding leaders that they do not have to carry their work alone.
This season has also strengthened our commitment to serve entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds across our city. Through new initiatives and partnerships, we have begun walking alongside aspiring immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs as they navigate the complexity of starting businesses in the United States. These early efforts are opening doors for individuals who already carry remarkable resilience, skill, and vision, helping them translate those gifts into sustainable livelihoods and meaningful contributions to their communities.
Across all of this work, the most encouraging wins are found in the stories. Business owners are gaining the confidence to pursue new opportunities. Leaders are discovering renewed clarity around their purpose. And companies are being built that serve their neighbors with integrity and generosity.
Thank you for continuing to pray for, support, and invest in this work. Your partnership makes it possible for KCN to cultivate a life-giving ecosystem of Kingdom-minded businesses. We are grateful for what God has done in this season and hopeful for what lies ahead.
With Blessings and Gratitude,
Wes
Join Us In Celebrating God's Faithfulness in 2025
150+ Jobs Created or Retained
by KCN Businesses in 2025
$10.1M Revenue Generated
by KCN Businesses,
a 36% increase 2024
58 Businesses served
to date, an 81% increase from 2024
28 Churches
Represented in 2025
98% KCN loan repayment rate
increased from 84% in 2024
Built on Purpose: Nia’s Story
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For Nia, owner of Nia Ford Beauty, mentorship through Kingdom Capital Network played a greater part in the growth of both her business and spiritual life beyond just business guidance: it became a friendship that helped her to grow personally and in her business.
“Having someone truly want you to succeed is rare,” Nia shared. “For Shannon [her KCN Mentor] to say, ‘I’m here if you need anything,’ and really mean it meant everything to me.”
Through their time together, Nia found not only practical support, but encouragement that left a lasting impact even once Nia graduated from the RISE Cohort.
Nia shared that after each meeting with her KCN Mentor, “I always left feeling refreshed,” she said. “Just knowing where her heart is and how much she was rooting for me.”
For KCN, we see this positive experience as a direct result of our intentional approach in making our mentorship matches.
The overall structure of the RISE Cohort also helped Nia stay focused and accountable. With consistent touchpoints and guided conversations with her mentor as well as fellow RISE Cohort members, Nia built momentum in her business while continuing to grow professionally and spiritually.
Even after the program formally ended, what started as a mentorship relationship blossomed into a mutually joyful friendship.
2025 Capstone: Commissioning Small Business Owners Into Our City
Graduated 18 businesses
Across 15 local churches
Disbursed $126k in small business loans
Our Capstone Graduation & Celebration moment continues to be the highlight of our KCN calendar. It’s not only a moment to celebrate all of the work our RISE participants put into growing as business owners and as followers of Christ – it’s also a moment of commissioning. A moment where we get to come together as a community and intentionally send out our RISE grads as missionaries sent on purpose with a purpose to serve our city through the vessels of their business.
It’s a moment of inspiration for the broad KCN community, as we all get to come together to hear the redemptive visions our business owners have been gifted by the Lord to steward well through their businesses. For 2025’s Capstone,, we had over 100 people in attendance, marking our largest event yet and signifying the continued growth of the KCN family.
Small Business is a Community Effort
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For Alex Medina, building CompuPlus, an electronics repair shop with a heart for specifically serving Austin’s growing Hispanic community, has never been just about fixing devices. It has always been about serving his own community with integrity, skill, and care.
But back in 2021, everything changed overnight. After the Texas winter storm knocked out power for days, a fire broke out in his shop in the middle of the night, destroying most of his tools and inventory. Alex felt the weight of not only facing nearly $30,000 in losses, but also of the reality of CompuPlus being his family’s only source of income.
That’s when Alex was introduced to Kingdom Capital Network. Through a KCN loan and mentorship, Alex was able to use his loan to move into a larger space, hire his first employee, and grow the number of clients he was regularly servicing. (Since his participation in our first cohort, he’s even moved into a larger space!)
And more than just business growth, Alex has shared that his participation in the RISE Cohort forever shifted how he sees the relationship between his faith and his business.
Today, Alex runs CompuPlus with renewed confidence and a deeper sense of purpose, knowing that God cares not only about his individual faith journey, but also about the work that he does every day at his shop.
Read Alex’s full story for even more on how the intersectionalities between faith, resilience, and community all came together to rebuild and strengthen CompuPlus from participating in our Pilot Cohort to now.
Business Foundations: Expanding Kingdom Impact Through Small Business Training
The KCN Business Foundations 5-week workshop was created out of a shared desire between a local church partner and the KCN team to tangibly serve immigrants and refugees who are seeking to put down roots in our city as they rebuild their lives here. Many arrive with remarkable skills, resilience, and vision for ways they can use a small business to serve not only their families but the community. However, when it comes to the nuts and bolts of how to start a business in this country to provide for their families and community, they are faced with unfamiliar, complicated systems and barriers. This five-week pilot workshop was designed to meet that gap, walking alongside aspiring entrepreneurs as they could become familiar with the practical steps necessary to launch a business in the United States – while also being supported by a Kingdom-minded community that wants to see them flourish.
Through weekly in-person gatherings, participants were introduced to foundational business topics such as formalizing a business canvas, building basic financial systems, and developing clear business models that can support long-term growth.
Business Foundations reflects KCN’s broader mission to empower entrepreneurs with both practical tools and meaningful relationships. By connecting participants with trusted community partners and access to ongoing support, the program seeks to create pathways toward economic stability, dignity, and belonging. And in so doing, we wholeheartedly believe that this not only strengthens individual business owners, but also contributes to a more vibrant and interconnected community across Austin.
From Refugee to Restauranteur: Meet Mal
When Mal arrived in the United States as a refugee from Myanmar, his family was searching for a fresh start and somewhere they could put down roots and build something new. After time in Malaysia and the challenges of resettlement, he began rebuilding his life from the ground up, following whatever opportunity the Lord put in his path, even doing housekeeping for a stint.
Today, he is the owner of Pad Thai Cuisine in Mueller, a thriving restaurant that supports his family and serves his community.
His journey into entrepreneurship began with prayer, encouragement from his church, and a desire to build something meaningful. “This restaurant means a lot to our family and our church,” Mal shares. “It allows me to provide for my family, spend time with them, and stay rooted in my faith.”
That same faith led him to Kingdom Capital Network.
After being introduced to KCN by astor Jonathan Kindberg, Mal joined KCN. At first, he wasn’t necessarily sure what to expect, but quickly found more than business support. “After the first class, I was so impressed,” he says. “It brings Christian business owners together and is beneficial not only for business, but spiritually too.”
Through KCN, Mal gained a mentor who became like family. With practical guidance in things ranging from improving operations to implementing a more efficient POS system, Pad Thai Cuisine has grown healthier and more sustainable for the long haul.
Even now, Mal continues to share the opportunity of joining KCN with others: “I tell my friends and community, ‘You should join KCN. This is a great opportunity for small business owners.’”
From starting over in a new country to building a flourishing restaurant in Austin, TX, Mal’s story is a powerful reminder of the power of friends and family across the Body of Christ coming together to support business as mission.
Encouraging Healthy Rhythms of Rest and Renewal
The journey of a small business owner can oftentimes feel lonely, and often requires moving at a breakneck pace. What we’ve found is that more often than not, the business owners we serve in KCN are so set in “hustle mode,” they don’t prioritize taking the time to step back, slow down, and do nothing but be still with the Lord and their business.
That’s why providing the space and ability to retreat to our community is so vital. In our inaugural KCN retreat in 2025, we brought together about 5 RISE alumni business owners, along with 4 KCN team members, for a time of reflection, encouragement, and renewed vision. Through shared meals, prayer, and intentionally designed sessions to support honest conversations about the challenges of leading a business, participants were reminded that they are not alone in seeking to honor God through their businesses. The retreat created space for business owners to reconnect, and experience sessions designed to help them tangibly in their businesses, as well as make space for what invitations the Lord had for them and their businesses in 2025.
Providing a KCN Alumni Retreat highlights the heart of KCN’s mission: supporting small business owners not only with capital and mentorship, but with meaningful relationships through being known in community and opportunity for spiritual formation.
Tu Contabilidad: Faithful Persistence
Jimena Martínez Ibáñez never set out to build a business from scratch.
She simply began helping friends prepare their taxes from her home, driven by a desire to serve her community with integrity in an industry that isn’t always known for serving clients with honesty. Over time, word spread, and what started around a kitchen table grew into Tu Contabilidad, a taxes and bookkeeping business helping fellow entrepreneurs to keep their finances organized, clean, and above reproach.
When Jimena first got connected with Kingdom Capital Network, the opportunity felt like an answer to prayer.
With KCN’s investment through a loan and training through mentorship and the RISE Cohort, she was able to upgrade equipment, improve her office space, and expand her reach across the community.
In just two years, the business has more than doubled its revenue, creating the stability needed to bring her husband on full-time so they could focus more intentionally on both the business and their shared ministry.
Just as importantly, participating in the RISE Cohort also gave Jimena a renewed confidence of what it can look like to fully integrate her faith into her work.
Watch Jimena’s full story to see how God opened doors she never expected.
We're Excited To See Where God Takes Us In 2026
This year, we've expanded our team and network of churches, making us more equipped to serve our current cohort and future business leaders.
New Team Members
Linda Horukeye
Program Coordinator
Linda joined Kingdom Capital Network as Program Coordinator, bringing a strong commitment to serving immigrant entrepreneurs with care and practical support. Originally from Burundi and a participant in the current cohort, Linda is also the owner of Jungle Flavorz and serves with More Than Welcome. In her role, she supports the KCN Business Foundations program, helping guide entrepreneurs through the essential steps of starting and building a business in the United States. Her heart for community and firsthand experience make her a trusted resource for those navigating new opportunities.
Pedro Barrientos
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Pedro joined Kingdom Capital Network as Entrepreneur-in-Residence, bringing both lived experience and a deep heart for people to the role. Originally from Venezuela and part of KCN’s Pilot Cohort 1, Pedro has long integrated ministry and business through his work as co-owner and CEO of Four Brothers, a beloved Venezuelan restaurant in Austin. Passionate about walking alongside others, he is excited to support RISE Cohort entrepreneurs as they establish strong, healthy foundations and implement best practices that lead to long-term success.
New Churches Represented
Alta Vista
Life Austin Mueller
Dr. Chantal Ministry
The ROCK SCT
Home Church
Myanmar Mission Church
REY DE GLORIA Church
Mosaic Church
Brilla Iglesia
Greater Mt. Zion
El Shaddai Austin
Dr. Chantal Ministry
Westover Hills Church of Christ
St Albert the Great Catholic Church
Christ Church
First Baptist Church
St. Francis Anglican Church
Emmaus Church (Georgetown, TX)
Victorious Living Christian Ministries
Iglesia Jesus Mi Libertado
Financial Health
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Revenue
Sources of Funds | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Program Revenue | $6,559 | $27,762 |
Grants | $170,050 | $81,000 |
Individual Donations | $227,329 | $141,348 |
Total | $403,956 | $250,110 |
KCN donations came in more slowly during the first half of the year. However, thanks to a surplus from the previous year and additional commitments secured later in the year, our organization has continued to operate at a high level and continues to grow. Earned revenue has also grown significantly, tripling compared to last year as we’ve continued to deploy funds for our loan program.
Expenses
Category | 2024 Percentage | 2024 Actuals | 2025 Percentage | 2025 Actuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fundraising | 2% | $3,509 | 3% | $11,350 |
G&A | 66% | $158,706 | 54% | $212,937 |
Program | 32% | $37,7201 | 43% | $168,451 |
Totals | $239,416 | $392,738 |
Expenses increased this year as KCN made strategic investments to bring loan underwriting and reporting in-house. The team also expanded to support new programs, launch new initiatives, and lay the foundation for future growth and scale
Thank you for your partnership in 2025
As we look ahead, we invite you to be part of what God is continuing to build through Kingdom Capital Network. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, mentor, partner, or supporter, there is a place for you in this work. Together, we can continue equipping small business owners to serve their communities with purpose and faith.