by trouzan | Jul 19, 2023 | CoLA Success Stories, Community, Homepage, Our Partners, Small Business Spotlight, Small Business Updates
The Summer Night Lights (SNL) program, a brainchild of the City of Los Angeles, has made summer nights exciting and engaging for local youths by keeping parks open and filled with activities. A thoughtful provision of the program offers free food for...
by trouzan | May 25, 2023 | CoLA Success Stories, Homepage, Small Business Spotlight, Small Business Success Stories, Small Business Updates
Nekia Hattley’s entrepreneurial journey is a delicious tale of love, inspiration, and an unwavering passion for promoting health through food. Vegan Chef Nekia utilizes her father’s recipes and her personal experiences with plant-based diets to...
by hmaluyao | Oct 5, 2022 | CoLA Success Stories, Small Business Spotlight, Small Business Success Stories
Food truck expands their business thanks to their hard work and the Watts Business Source Center Tortacos Cansado del Camino is a family affair, run by Jose Oscar Acua, his wife Ruth Alatriste, and their daughter, Kayla. The food truck’s menu boasts delicious tortas,...
by newvsedc | Sep 13, 2022 | CDFI, CoLA Success Stories, Small Business Spotlight, Small Business Success Stories
The entrepreneur.The business coach. The loan.His contract.The expansion.How Harris Brown expanded his Gulf-style fish fry in the Valley by way of VSEDC, and survived the pandemic. The Entrepreneur Harris Brown, a Black and Native American disabled veteran, grew up in...
by newvsedc | Jun 28, 2022 | CDFI, CoLA Success Stories, Small Business Spotlight, Small Business Success Stories
A South LA cookie mix company with heart, history and kindness – anyone can make Lura’s cookies. “VSEDC is the foundation of my business” Lura Ball is well acquainted with Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation. She has worked with a...
by trouzan | May 2, 2022 | CoLA Success Stories, Small Business Spotlight, Small Business Success Stories, Small Business Updates
We circled back to a small business loan recipient to see how she was doing. She opened her restaurant! VSEDC is overjoyed to share the announcement that on April 29, CDFI loan recipient, Deandrea Jones, had the soft opening for her restaurant, Wah Gwaan Jamaican...
