Category: Immigrants

  • Luis Abundis, Nieves Cinco de Mayo

    September 17, 2013
    Luis Abundis' Oakland-based small business grew to include multiple stores thanks to help from Centro Community Partners.
  • Fredy Gamez, Mission Street Oyster Bar

    September 10, 2013
    Small business owner Fredy Gamez opened the Mission Street Oyster Bar thanks to technical assistance from MEDA and a microloan…
  • Kamal Mansoor, K.A.S. Auto Sales

    July 16, 2013
    Kamal Mansoor opened his own micro-business thanks to a microloan from CAMEO member Opening Doors.
  • Lidia Mendez, Taqueria Lidia

    September 15, 2011
    Thanks to advice from the El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, Lidia Mendez was able to recover a $20,000 loss and…
  • Chai Lee, Chai’s Cleaning Service

    August 10, 2011
    Escaping the harsh realities of life in a refugee camp was a victory for Chai and his family, but he…
  • Cortland Avenue Corridor

    June 7, 2011
    San Francisco - An unprecedented number of small businesses in the Cortland Avenue Corridor are utilizing an important asset in…
  • Simonida Cvejic, Bay Area Medical Academy

    March 27, 2011
    When Simonida Cvejic came here from former Yugoslavia in 1996, she never thought she’d find herself wanting to start her…