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When Esperanza graduates enter the workforce, it’s either (1) with traditional employment opportunities at local restaurants, hotels, shops, or (2) in starting their own small businesses.
This second option — the entrepreneurial route — is operated by the , an investment arm designed to incubate small businesses, provide seed capital, and support each business as it grows. Here are several examples of successful business ventures:
Entrepreneurship (when done properly) is a naturally good fit for at-risk young men. And lately, the success rate of our entrepreneurs has begun to seriously compete with the success rate of those choosing a more traditional formal employment.
One such entrepreneur is Juan and his business Hope Seafood, a seafood distribution service that successfully launched in February 2015…and has been growing ever since.
In a first-of-its-kind event, Juan and Hope Seafood — in realizing that he needs a line of credit to be able to deal with the biggest restaurants in town — successfully requested the ESVC for a second round of funding.
We try to make this process as formal and thought-filled as possible: it’s as symbolic as it is practical.
Esperanza was honored to have in attendance at this event:
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We look forward to keeping everyone updated on Juan and Hope Seafood’s progress…
