Category: women

  • 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…
  • Jessica Nowlan, Hope Solutions

    August 14, 2012
    Jessica Nowlan got her business, Hope Solutions, off the ground thanks to help from CAMEO member Women's Initiative for Self-Employment.
  • Owner of a micro-business farm, Vonita Murray

    Vonita Murray, Mariposa Valley Farm

    August 10, 2012
    Gulf War veteran Vonita Murray got the help she needed to make her farm a success from CAMEO member Farmer…
  • Bruce Erickson & Maggie Watson, Mendocino Solar

    June 12, 2012
    Bruce Erickson and Maggie Watson were employed by Mendocino Solar and then bought out the owner in 2005. To transition…
  • Jessica McGuinty, Jessicurl

    November 22, 2011
    Jessica McGuinty was able to grow Jessicurl, her Humboldt-based hair product business, thanks to extensive coaching from the North Coast…
  • 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…
  • Jen & Oscar Carpinteyro, Rewind Audio

    August 1, 2011
    SIPA helped Jen and Oscar Carpinteyro clarify their plans and goals for Rewind Audio, their vintage audio store.
  • 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…
  • Sarah Dvorak, Mission Cheese

    May 18, 2011
    San Francisco - Sarah Dvorak knows cheese. Whether it be the sweet and nutty Estero Gold, the smooth and earthly…