Partnering with Refugees to

Build Businesses and

Achieve Financial Independence

ILAD Refugee BDC - Dallas - Arabic

ILAD’s DFW Business Development Center provides

coaching, guidance, and support for refugees to thrive in business and finance.

Refugee Resettlement in DFW

Dallas/Fort Worth is one of the largest U.S. regions for refugee resettlement. Refugees arrive here from around the world, fleeing conflict and persecution. While resilient, they face major challenges in adapting to life in the U.S.

Overcoming Barriers to Dignified Work

Language and cultural barriers often force refugees into jobs below their skill level. Starting a business offers a path to dignified work and financial support for their families.

Our Role at ILAD

At ILAD, we provide personalized coaching, business training, and financial tools to help refugees build businesses, manage finances, and achieve financial independence.

Refugee Services

Credit Building and Money Management

  • Build credit & Manage your personal finances

  • Basic $ and finance training

  • Gain clarity on the next steps

  • Learn to track income and expenses

  • Learn what a credit score is and how to boost it

  • Set goals, and gain clarity on how to become creditworthy to unlock financial opportunities

  • Personalized coaching & guidance

  • Access to resources in refugee languages

Business Launching

  • Basic business training

  • Clarify next steps for preparing and launching business

  • Create a business plan & set goals

  • Register business

  • Open a business bank account

  • Create simple financial plan, track income & expenses

  • Personalized coaching & guidance

  • Access to resources in refugee languages

  • Secure business funding

  • Capital injection into business

  • Finalize plan & launch business

  • Mentoring by expert volunteers

Support, Guidance & Coaching

  • Continuous financial and business support

  • Basic business training

  • Develop growth plan

  • Financial and Business Health check-ins 

  • Credit Score and Budget check-ins

  • Ongoing 1:1 coaching + access to all resources

  • Clarify next steps for business health and growth

What others are saying

"The only resource I've found built for refugees"

"Sometimes it is hard to know who you can trust, but Dalal & Vian were amazing coaches. Guiding me every step of the way.

ILAD has resources truly created with me in mind.

Cannot recommend them enough!"

"My life changed forever"

"ILAD's coaching, guidance and support not only created a safe place for me to try something new, but also helped me see stability for my family become a reality.

As a result, I have so much confidence and hope for my family's future!"

"My credit score is up!"

"ILAD's resources are easy to understand and helped me figure out how I could increase my credit. I saw my score go up over 100 points.

I know I can trust them with anything!"

Afiwa

Refugee

Aldahick

Refugee

Rianna

Refugee

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ILAD Refugee BDC - Dallas - Arabic

7255 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Dallas Texas 75236

(682) 294-8885

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