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Support for Entrepreneurs
Empresarios supports entrepreneurs through personalized technical assistance to launch and scale their food-related businesses, with a focus on supporting women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned small businesses. We provide holistic one-on-one business support to our clients along with access to capital and financial coaching, a commissary kitchen, branding, marketing, and direct sales opportunities in both English and Spanish. Registering for Camino a Mi Negocio, our monthly Empresarios information session, is the first step toward enrolling in the program. See our upcoming events below.
What We Do:
Business Advising
Ongoing support for our clients
Sign up for our monthly orientation to learn about our program and offerings and explore what areas of support are the right fit for you. View our full list of events below and on our event calendar.
Workshops
connect with industry experts
Join our team and local experts to learn about licensing, insurance, marketing, finance, cash flow, loans, product development, sourcing locally, and much more to start your business in the food industry!
Access to Capital
financial support for your business
Access to capital and funding for professional services that can enhance and grow your business such as marketing, legal and accounting services from a network of trusted providers.
Upcoming Events & Workshops
News & Updates
Nico and Fran are two entrepreneurs with a mission to introduce their innovative pistachio spread, Pistakio, to every household. In 2023 they partnered up with Hacienda’s Empresarios program to launch their business. Read more about their inspiring journey.
This program is built to help businesses and their communities thrive with a focus on economic growth.
Hacienda CDC’s Empresarios programming supports entrepreneurs to start, grow, and scale their businesses. Read more about our featured Empresario and learn about our amazing community of small business owners.
Hacienda CDC’s Empresarios programming supports entrepreneurs to start, grow, and scale their businesses. Read more about our featured Empresario and learn about our amazing community of small business owners.
Hacienda CDC’s Empresarios programming supports entrepreneurs to start, grow, and scale their businesses. Read more about our featured Empresario and learn about our amazing community of small business owners.