Category: Success Story

  • Lucas & Marcia, Universal Art Gallery

    July 9, 2013
    Lucas and Marcia Da Silva, owners of the Universal Art Gallery in Los Angeles, have been in the custom art…
  • Unita Parnell, Caribbean Day Spa

    July 2, 2013
    From a young age, Unita Parnell knew that she wanted to take a different path. “I had no footprints to…
  • Eric and Jen Masaki

    Masaki’s Mongolian Grill

    June 25, 2013
    Eric and Jeni Masaki had a business problem—albeit a good one—their Kyoto Japanese Restaurant was so popular, the owners had…
  • iResult

    June 20, 2013
    Dawn Verdick spent 25 years advising mid-to large corporations on turnaround strategy. In 2008, she decided that she wanted to…
  • Nick Romero, Rawknykz Barber Shop

    June 18, 2013
    Thanks to a loan from Accion San Diego, Nick Romero's Rawknykz Barbershop is flourishing today.
  • Jorge and Oscar Flores, Don Polvoron Bakery

    June 14, 2013
    Tired of driving, in 2005 Jorge Flores sold his house and approached his brother Oscar about opening their own place.…
  • Tina Ferguson-Riffe, Smoke Berkeley

    May 1, 2013
    Tina opened Smoke Berkeley’s doors in October 2011 with the goal of cooking the kind of food she grew up…
  • Verity Somers, Raw Workouts

    January 10, 2013
    Verity Somers learned the skills she needed to be her own boss thanks to the instruction she received from CAMEO…
  • Skincare by Feleciai

    November 12, 2012
    Skincare by Feleciai - micro-businesses in Oakland supported by CAMEO members Women's Initiative for Self-Employment, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Centro Community…
  • John Falcon, Falcon Builders and Developers, Inc., Fresno

    John Falcon, Falcon Builders

    September 14, 2012
    Falcon Builders has 10 employees. John is known as the “go-to” person on government contracting issues and is a leader…