Paul LaRocco, LaRocco’s Pizzeria
August 20, 2015Despite having run two successful restaurants, banks considered Paul LaRocco's pizzeria "too new" because he was self-employed. Thankfully, Pacific Coast…David Aragon, Araparts
July 23, 2015David Aragon loved cars from an early age, and had made enough money from reselling hard-to-find car parts -- including…
Abraham Lopez, YucaTech Technology Solutions
May 22, 2015Abraham Lopez immigrated from Mexico in 1998, and worked hard to master English and earn an Associate's Degree in Computer…
Javad Yaghoubi, City Shade
April 22, 2015When a sunglasses cart in the mall went up for sale, Javad jumped at the opportunity. He purchased the business…
Al and Tamanna Rahman, Garden of Roses
April 1, 2015Al and Tamanna Rahman got married and opened a florist shop. They needed $12,500 to buy a cooler, but were…
Michael Barriere, BarrierEnergy Associates
February 26, 2015Inspired by the economic downturn to diversify his development agency, Michael Barriere turned to Women's Economic Ventures for the training…
Ryan Farr, 4505 Meats
October 15, 2014In 2012, Working Solutions client Ryan Farr, founder of 4505 Meats, sought advice from a Working Solutions mentor for his…
Max Aram & Chris Blevins, PickMySolar.com
September 30, 2014PCR SBDC Business Advisors Martha G. Castro and Harold C. Hart-Nibbrig helped Max Aram figure out how to monetize his…
Jeremy LeBlanc and Chad Berkey, Tin Play
July 29, 2014After four years of development, Jeremy and Chad were ready to launch their line of speciality bartending tools, but needed…
Pedro Zerpa, Fusion Peruvian Grill
July 1, 2014An immigrant from Peru, Pedro Zerpa worked his way up from dishwasher to head chef of a San Francisco restaurant…
