Entrepreneur, Business Pitch Coach, and Champion for Small Businesses Our HerStory Pitch Competition, the second in our series of Signature Events, was a smashing success. One of the many highlights of HerStory was presenting Women’s History Month awards to our three...
Meeka Robinson Davis Gives Advice to Other South LA Business Owners Today we’re featuring fashion designer and business owner, Meeka Robinson Davis, of One of a Kind Hats. Last weekend, VSEDC sponsored a fashion show in collaboration with Sole Folks that showcased the...
We celebrated our BHM Pitch Competitors with food and cash prizes Last Wednesday, we hosted winners from our Black History Month Pitch Competition for a luncheon at the Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation headquarters! The event was held as a...
Kiesha Nix, Akil West, and Councilwoman Heather Hutt round out our BHM honorees During Black History Month, we hosted the first of our three signature events: the BHM Pitch Competition. We took the opportunity to spotlight three Black leaders of the...
A Recap of our First Signature Event of 2023 Last month, we hosted the first of our three signature events in 2023: The Black History Month Pitch Competition. The BHM Pitch competition followed our typical format: three startups and three small businesses pitch...
A Pitch Competition for our CEO’s Yielded Cash Prizes Last Wednesday, VSEDC’s fall 2022 cohort of our CEO series held a hybrid virtual and in-person graduation ceremony, culminating in a pitch competition. The nine-week CEO Series program was designed for...