The Brink SBDC client Ashleigh Ferran of In Good Company spoke on ABC 10 News of San Diego (KGTV) about her perspective on women-owned businesses as well as Brink SBDC Director Rachel Lozano Castro. Did you know in 2021, women owned 31% of small businesses or franchises in the United States?* And this number keeps
Aligned Climate Capital leads investment as first fast EV charging stations about to debut. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChargeNet, a software platform start-up that integrates electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, energy storage and solar power with a payment system, has closed a $6.2 million Series Seed financing round led by Aligned Climate Capital. Additional investors in the round
Regional SBDC pilots no-cost program to aid any small business owner. The San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and Intuit QuickBooks are joining forces through their new Reconnect program, in which small businesses will be able to access free financial education and tools as well as discounted subscriptions. Resources From Your
During the pandemic, a wave of new businesses were created nationwide — many of them founded by women. BY RACHEL LOZANO CASTRO Lozano Castro is director of The Brink Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of San Diego. She lives in Paradise Hills. I was 16 when I met Ray. He was a
Abterra Biosciences Gains Investments Abterra Biosciences joined The Brink SBDC in July 2018, utilizing several services such as one-on-one consulting and participating in Brink events. Since then, they have experienced significant growth and success. In February 2021, they were awarded two National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants to further develop aspects of
