Eternal Love / Vested Solutions

What they do

Founded by the Wyllie-James family in 2015, the company name, Eternal Love (doing business as Vested Solutions) comes from the family’s beliefs and love for each other. The husband-and-wife team behind this janitorial services company first met due to their shared interests in providing for unhoused people.

“We have a soft spot for homeless people, having experienced homelessness ourselves at the beginning of our marriage,” says one of the co-owners.

“We are believers; we like to say the company was founded by God, and God’s love is eternal love.”

The Wyllie-James family practices this in their hiring and retention practices. They send job listings to homeless shelters and transition homes before posting them online and have hired unhoused people who approach them on the street, getting them new shoes and pants for work.

The couple also runs a nonprofit organization called Eternal Love, handing out solar-powered misting fans and food and supplies to those living on the streets.

Why we invested

Vested Solutions provides janitorial services across San Diego County and Southern California. Through self-funding and support from friends and family, the Wyllie-James family was able to grow over the years and ultimately land a major contract in 2022. Finding Mission Driven Finance on a list of California lenders, the family reached out for capital to support them on their latest contract, including increasing capacity, while they await reimbursement.

Updates

06/2024 — Mission Driven Finance made a second investment in Eternal Love / Vested Solutions. This funding is intended to supply the company with working and growth capital. Vested Solutions has since won new contracts in Kentucky, Montana, and Florida. Its nonprofit organization, Eternal Love Foundation, has implemented a wraparound services program for its staff, providing essential needs during their first 90 days of employment, including allowances for transportation, child care, housing, and clothing.

“When Mission Driven Finance backed us last year, we only made half a million the year before. If we didn’t have the financing to show that we could start a $1 million contract, we couldn’t have scaled this quickly or this high. The foundation set by Mission Driven Finance led to more lucrative opportunities.” — Wyllie-James family, Vested Solutions