Category: Success Story

  • June 12, 2014
    Alfredo Garcia had twenty years of experience in diesel trucking, but needed some business development training to grow Watsonville Diesel.…
  • June 5, 2014
    Patty Rodriguez opened SF Parking in order to support jobs that would have otherwise been lost when her employers lost…
  • May 29, 2014
    Chiefo Chukwudebe's small business did well at the La Cocina Street Food Festival in 2009, but wasn't sure she could…
  • May 21, 2014
    Ninette Paloma launched a successful aerial arts school and performance center after receiving self-employment training from Women's Economic Ventures.
  • May 15, 2014
    Luz Orozco built her own hair salon on a solid foundation thanks to the knowledge and assistance she received from…
  • April 29, 2014
    Penny Baldado moved to the United States from the Philippines and opened her own cafe thanks to training and financial…
  • April 23, 2014
    Thanks to a $25,000 microloan from CDC Small Business Finance and business training from Inland Empire SBDC, Dr. Ledesma was…
  • April 16, 2014
    Already a successful chef, Bernardo Ayala got the technical assistance and one-on-one support he needed to open his own restaurant…
  • April 9, 2014
    Krush Burger has expanded to two brick and mortar locations plus a fleet of food trucks thanks to high-quality food,…
  • April 3, 2014
    After being laid off, Melvina Hill built her fledgling consulting business with a microloan from Accion San Diego and Kiva.