LATINO PROGRAMMING
In partnership with Rural Development Initiatives (RDI), we offer a three-part business development series to local Latino residents. The series included 1) financial literacy, 2) starting a business and 3) food business basics. The class was full and there was sufficient demand to offer another food business training, scheduled for April 2023. We are planning to have a Mam interpreter at the upcoming training for Mam speakers (the language of many of the area’s Guatemalan immigrants), and in the future we would like to translate this series into Mam videos. This collaborative effort is helping aspiring entrepreneurs, and particularly those facing high barriers to entry, with the onramp services and wrap-around support they need to test their business ideas in an environment that sets them up for success.
FUNDERS
- Business Oregon (EEIP, ROI, TA)
- Roundhouse Foundation
- Oregon Community Foundation
PARTNERS
- Rural Development Initiatives (RDI)
- South Lane School District (SLSD)