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Success Story: Iktifa Altaie Family Childcare
Iktifa Altaie started her business as a family childcare provider because she enjoys taking care of children.
She explains how the International Rescue Committee (IRC) SBDC helped her with absolutely everything to start her business – but the most significant things, she says, was how the IRC team helped her obtain her childcare provider licenses and certificates as well as grants to launch the small business. (The team also helped her apply for the California Relief Grant during the pandemic and advised her on other COVID-19 relief funding options.)
Her business start-up funding included capital from the IRC Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) and the San Diego Foundation. Women’s Empowerment International also granted Iktifa $500 for her participation in IRC’s Resiliency Bootcamp, which includes the workshops Digital Literacy, Finances 101, and Strengthening Your Online Presence.
The entrepreneur, who speaks Arabic, says she’s grateful to the IRC SBDC team in so many ways, for helping her become an independent, working woman and making life better for her in the United States.
Areas of Assistance
Obtaining funding
Obtaining credentials
Economic Impact
$11,320 capital infusion
$4,123 in grant funds
$500 educational stipend
Location
El Cajon, CA 92111
“We moved our company to San Diego from Minnesota, and the SBDC gave us instant access to a huge network of contacts that led to obtaining our start-up capital and making other crucial connections. Being the ‘new guy in town’ is never easy, but with their help, we hit the ground running.”
