Here at Inclusive Action, we’re excited to highlight amazing small businesses for your holiday gift shopping! As an organization that proudly works to build an inclusive economy and expand opportunities for entrepreneurs, we’ve got an incredible community of small businesses across LA County. This has been a very difficult year for our communities, but we…
By Karina Guzman Elizabeth, owner of La Patrona, with her new Food Cart (Photography by Jon Endow) On June 17, 2021, Elizabeth, one of our Semi’a Fund microloan clients, realized her dream of becoming a food cart owner after years of being a service worker in the food and consumer goods industries in Los Angeles…
by Prince Osemwengie The effects of COVID-19 on the economic stability of small businesses across Los Angeles County are undisputed. As of March 2021, less than 33% of the original 822,000 jobs lost during the peak of the pandemic have returned to Los Angeles County. For small businesses that have been able to weather the…