A yoga and dance studio is the first recipient of a loan for South Bronx small businesses from nonprofit Excelsior Growth Fund.

Yosara Trujillo started Sweetwater Dance and Yoga four years ago. She says she spent years in the corporate world, then law school before opening up the studio with financial backing from a friend.

Trujillo says her studio fills a void in the South Bronx.

Her business was the first to receive a $50,000 loan through the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund for South Bronx which is bringing $2 million to the Bronx.

For the past few months, Trujillo says she's worked with an advisor provided by Excelsior Growth Fund at no cost for financial, marketing and website development guidance.