Category: women

  • September 24, 2013
    John and Maria Harrison's San Diego-based small business was able to double its revenues and hire two new employees thanks…
  • August 27, 2013
    Valerie Velazquez, owner of Meet Your Makers, discusses her small business and the support she received from Women's Economic Ventures…
  • August 21, 2013
    Sister Myra and Jaqui opened Star Partners Security together, and grew their small business thanks to training and support from…
  • August 13, 2013
    As moms of middle-school children, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne-Gonzalez saw the treats being served from ice cream trucks near…
  • July 30, 2013
    After working her way through law school, Mary Grace Guzman opened her own practice in the Bay Area with help…
  • July 23, 2013
    After returning home from the Navy, Kelly Carlisle started a farming project serving East Oakland youth and their families.
  • July 9, 2013
    Lucas and Marcia Da Silva, owners of the Universal Art Gallery in Los Angeles, have been in the custom art…
  • 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

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