Solomon Hess Capital Management is a boutique investment manager whose mission is to provide institutional investors with community and economic development-focused investment funds that generate both attractive risk-adjusted returns and positive and quantifiable impacts on investors’ communities. Our firm’s investors include domestic banks seeking Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) eligible investments and institutions and accredited individuals seeking an absolute return strategy. As of December 31, 2023, the Firm had approximately $900 million of assets under management. Since the firm’s founding in 2004, Solomon Hess managed funds have invested over $3.1 billion across 10 investment vehicles.
Our Capabilities
Solomon Hess has extensive experience in the acquisition of Small Business Administration section 7(a) program loans in the secondary market having been active in this market for over 19 years. Our flagship investment fund, the Solomon Hess SBA Loan Fund, has an established track record of delivering consistent returns and targeted community development benefits for bank and other institutional investors since 2004. Past performance is no indication of future results.
Our Investment Strategies
The firm has invested over $3.1 billion in community development assets across multiple private investment vehicles for banks, institutions and accredited individual investors since inception.
Creating Big Impact Through Small Business
Within the impact investing sphere, the small business category represents tremendous impact potential, based on the sector’s size and the ripple effect small businesses have across their communities. There are 33 million small businesses in the United States that contribute to the strength of local economies by:
Employing 61.7 million employees
Generating 8.7 million new jobs