Empower & Elevate
Get ready for an evening of insightful discussion and networking! The Leveraging Small Business Resources panel will explore how small businesses can access and maximize resources to grow, adapt, and thrive. Our panelists, each with unique perspectives and experiences, will share insights into the programs, support systems, and strategies available to business owners today. Topics include:
Eliminating barriers to create pathways for success
Common misconceptions about free resources and how entrepreneurs can ensure they receive the support they need
Practical perspective on how to build trust in these programs and use them to your advantage.
This event is designed to help small business owners like you empower themselves with valuable resources and elevate their businesses to new heights. Join us for this insightful conversation on the power of leveraging small business resources and then use these tools to network with other small business owners and open doors to growth and success.
Moderator - Natalie Del Toro, Community Development Officer, TMC Community Capital, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
Learn about access to capital with Natalie! Del Toro provides details on the variety of microloans TMC offers from $5,000 to $50,000, along with criteria and tips to become loan ready from a lender’s perspective, funded project examples, and more.
Panelist - Lizzy Okoro Davidson, Interim Director, Pasadena Women’s Business Center
Learn about free resources for businesses! Learn from Lizzy, a LA based entrepreneur, consultant and speaker and current interim director of the Pasadena Women's Business Center. Learn how to maximize free resources to achieve your business goals.
Panelist - Diana Martinez, Cafe Calle
Learn about business growth! Learn about how a walk with her dad turned turned Diana's dream of owning a coffee shop from conception to a brick and mortar location!
Panelist - Brenda Perez, The Fern
Learn from others! Brenda inherited her family owned business but had dreams of making it her own. Learn about her journey, what she would have done differently and how she is continuing to scale her business with LEEAF.
Panelist - L'lia 'Tizzle' Thomas, Soul SiSTAR Mystique | Aromachaura
Learn about contracts! Tizzle is a LEEAF alumni who used LEEAF as a stepping stone in her entrepreneurial journey. Learn the steps she took to leave her 9-5 and purse her business full time and how she prepared herself and her business to win her first contract!