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December 2024
Sidewalk Vending Program Resource Page Launches; CRCD Announces $20 Million Funding for Clean Energy Career Pathways; Mayor Bass Visits Small Business Fresh Start Healthy Meals; Top Performing BusinessSource Center Operators Meeting; Watts WorkSource Center Helps Participant Start Trucking Career; Legacy Business Holiday Gift Guide; Happy Holidays from EWDD; Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 2024
Mayor Bass Announces CareerConnect Program; Watts WorkSource Center Grand Opening; HireLAX Construction Training Program Graduation; Spanish-Speaking Entrepreneurs Graduate from ICON’s Entrepreneurship Program; Silicosis Public Awareness Event; Get to Know LA’s Legacy Businesses; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
October 2024
ProcureLA Program Launches to Assist Small Businesses Through City Contracts; Get to Know LA’s Legacy Businesses; Northeast Valley WorkSource Center Grand Opening in Council District 7; Celebrating 10 Years of LA:RISE Impact; JEDI Zone Business Workshop Series for Small Businesses in Council District 15; Connect LA Job Fair; LAprenuer Program Equips Business Owners & Entrepreneurs For Success; EWDD Halloween Decor Competition; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
September 2024
EWDD Staff Spotlights for Hispanic Heritage Month; Legacy Business Program Information Session for CD2 Business Owners; Grid110 Assists Latina Architect Refine Her Business Foundation; Grid110 Helps Event Planning Business Update Their Business Strategy; Operator Highlight- Coalition for Responsible Community Development; EWDD’s Jeopardy Game and Women’s Basketball Game; Webinars; Resources & JEDI Zones Information Sessions; EWDD Metrics
August 2024
AdvantAGE LA Report Launch; Good Food Zone's Grant Program for Food-Centered Businesses; Legacy Business Program - Round 1 Grants Application Open; Downtown Women’s Center LA:RISE Program Graduation; CRCD Awarded 20K to Help Close the Digital Divide in South LA; Energetic Acupuncture Soars to New Heights; Webinars & Resources; Job Fairs & Summits; EWDD Metrics
July 2024
105 Businesses Accepted into the Legacy Business Program; CD9 & CD8 Legacy Business On-Site Support Event; YouthSource Center Navigator Program with LACCD; Entrepreneurship Seminar and Laptop Provision Event; HireLAX Construction Training Program Graduation; Sun Valley WorkSource Assists Mother with Employment Services; BSC Operator Spotlight + Sidewalk Vending Success Story; Resources; EWDD Metrics
June 2024
Youth Navigator Kick-off Event; Youth Success Stories: Christian Diaz and Jennifer Valenzuela; LGBTQ-Owned Business Spotlight: Shred Cycle; LGBTQ Youth Story Highlight: Max Figueroa; Celebrating Women in Restaurants Event; BusinessSource Center Operator Spotlight: MCS; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
May 2024
EWDD celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month with AANHPI staff members, and L.A. business owners Chef Evi Catering & Events LLC and Clique Nails, Inc; LA Small Business Summits; Rapid Response Team Assists Affected 99 Cent Only Store Workers; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
April 2024
BusinessSource Centers Overview; Grand Opening of the South Valley WorkSource Center in CD13; Councilmember Soto- Martinez Tours BusinessSource, WorkSource, and YouthSource Centers in CD13; Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource Hire LAX Construction Training Program Graduation; JEDI Zone Seminar in CD 8; Webinars & Resources; EWDD Metrics
March 2024
EWDD's Champion Women: Rosa Penaloza & Yovana Perez; Women-Owned Business Highlight: Masa Catalina; CD7 & EWDD’s JEDI Team Speak with Van Nuys Business Owners; WLCAC and CD15 Hosted Connect LA Job Fair in Watts; EWDD Attends the 2nd Annual Youth Civic Leadership Academy at USC; Free Business Webinars; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
February 2024
Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Taco Pete's; Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Boketto Cold Brew; Small Business Owners Attend Valley Black Business Mixer; Groundbreaking Ceremony for the First Street North Project; Upcoming Webinars; Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 2024
Over 14 City of L.A. Departments Connected with Job Seekers at the Public Works Career Fair; LA:RISE & Vernon-Central WSC Help Reentry Graduate Solar Panel Training; West Valley BSC Helps Plumbing Business Secure Capital; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
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December 2023
LA:RISE Youth Academy Inspires Hope in Former Foster Student; PACE BusinessSource Helps Japanese-American Restaurant Reopen; YO! Watts YouthSource’s Youth Council Volunteer at Winter Wonderland Event; Boyle Heights Tech YouthSource Host Film Festival; EWDD Resources; Announcements; Business & Workforce Metrics
November 2023
EWDD’s BusinessSource Centers Assist Business Owners Impacted by 1-10 Closure; Public Works Career Fair; Incubator Grid110 Launches Their ‘Idea to Launch’ Bootcamp; YO! Watts YouthSource Participants Get CMA Career Training; EWDD Job Fair Recaps; EWDD Resources; Business & Workforce Metrics
October 2023
WSC Participants Graduate from HireLAX Construction Career Training Program; Southeast LA YSC Hosts Women's Empowerment Summit; Over 1,000 Entrepreneurs Attend the LA Business & Financial Empowerment Summit; East & Central Regional Connect LA Job Fair; LA Area Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
September 2023
JEDI Zone Team Tours Businesses in CD 15; CRCD Opens Training Center in South LA; Former Gang Member Finds Employment After Incarceration; Los Angeles Area Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
August 2023
BSC Now Open for Watts Entrepreneurs; JEDI Zones and BSC Help Lenchita’s Restaurant with Capital; Resource Fair for Those Impacted by Ongoing Entertainment Strikes; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 31, 2023
Spanish-Speaking Entrepreneurs Graduate from Entrepreneurship Training Program; LA:RISE Helps Father-to-Be Find Permanent Employment; EWDD Team Building at a Dodgers Game; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 17, 2023
L.A. River Rangers Program is Hiring 127 Youth; Central/DTLA Job Fair a Huge Success; Puppy Love - LAX Pups Visit Watts Youthsource Center; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
July 3, 2023
One More Year: Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement Extended to 2024; With LARCA Benefits, Participant Earns Three Degrees; LARCA Helps Entrepreneur Open Local Business; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 19, 2023
Job Resources Offered at Juneteenth Picnic; Mental Health Crisis? Youth Peers Can Help; Local Market Increases Community Access to Healthy, Quality Food; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
June 5, 2023
Primeros Graduados- First Graduates of Spanish Entrepreneur Training Program; BusinessSource Helps Trucking Business Plug Into EV; Tattoo Shop Inks New Space For Artists; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 22, 2023
LA:RISE - Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises; Solar Trainee on the Path to a Sunny Future; Nearly Homeless, Now Working to Help Youth; EWDD Resources, Business Workshops and Webinars, & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
May 8, 2023
Now Open: Round Three Small Business Rental Assistance Grants; More Than 3,000 Business Owners Attend Small Business Summit; Food Trucks Add Flavor to Small Business Summit; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
April 24, 2023
Resource Fair for Small Businesses; Mental Health Workshop for Young Women; A Podcast with Tips for Job Seekers; Bar in a Box Pours Into New Storefront; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Business & Workforce Metrics
April 10, 2023
LACI Helps Eco Baby Clothing Company Rebirth; Grant Helps Sylmar Dry Cleaner Press On; EWDD Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Business & Workforce Metrics
March 27, 2023
Free Legal Help for L.A. Small Businesses; Former Doorman Brews Coffee Biz; Civil Service Careers with the City of L.A.'s Targeted Local Hire Program and an EWDD Success Story; Resources & Job Fairs; EWDD Metrics
March 13, 2023
Forget Binging- Stream Business Videos; Harbor Regional Job Fair is a Success; Crew Member Overcomes Homelessness; EWDD Resources and Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 27, 2023
Black In The Valley Business Mixer a Success; Microbusiness Grant Saves South LA Salon; Business Resources & Upcoming Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
February 6, 2023
SEE-LA Incubator Helps Ferment Business; An Introduction to JEDI Zones; Business Resources and Upcoming Job Fairs; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 23, 2023
"Perfect" Partner for New Workforce Initiative; EWDD in the Community - CD1 Resource Fair; Be Bright Coffee Toasts New Storefront; Job Fairs and Business Webinars; Business & Workforce Metrics
January 9, 2023
Grant Helps Swap Meet Business Expand; Grant Helps Online Shop Stay in Business; Webinar Series for Women Business Owners; Childcare Grant for Single Parents; Local Plan Biennial Modification Meetings; Business & Workforce Metrics
