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Provides a 12-month journey offering structure, guidance, and accountability to help entrepreneurs launch, stabilize, and scale their businesses, with access to community, learning, and capital—especially supporting underinvested founders.
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Offers ongoing one-on-one coaching, goal setting, and resource connections to help food entrepreneurs from under-resourced communities in Sacramento grow successful, fully permitted businesses. Only open to graduates of a foundational microenterprise academy.
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