Jeff Bowman, president of First American Capital Corp. in West Allis, has been recognized by the Small Business Administration as Minority Small Business Champion for region five.
First American is a certified Native American Community Development Financial Institution and was the first certified Native American SBA micro-lender.
The company has made more than 70 loans totaling $2.6 million to minority owned businesses. The loans have been used to create or retain more than 200 jobs.
