Camden, NJ- On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, LAEDA hosted the final class of its Women’s Business Academy (WBA) Session 98. The class brought together five highly motivated and dedicated entrepreneurs, representing a vast variety of industries including beauty industry, notary industry, retail store, online retail store and custom printing services. Over the course of the nine-week program, participants received 72 + hours of training from industry professionals as well as business planning education and business counseling.

Camden- On Thursday February 29, 2024 LAEDA held its virtual training called Selling to Large Corporations & Government Agencies where small businesses attended to take the guesswork out of the procurement process when they consider doing business with large corporations or government agencies. The virtual room was filled with valuable information from the following speakers: (1) Ana Villagran, Certification Auditor at The State of New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services; (2) Mariana Hinojosa, LAEDA’s Assistant Program Manager- Women’s Business Center; (3) Jamila Powell, LAEDA’s Program Manager- Women’s Business Center; (4) Merfred "Mimi" Feliz, Camden Verified Coordinator - LAEDA Business Services Center; and (5) Jennifer Ortiz, owner of Creations by Jenn.

Camden- On Friday March 1, 2024 Angel Ramos, a participant of LAEDA’s Entrepreneurial Development Training Program Session 97 from our Nine- Week Program invited his family, friends and LAEDA team to help him and his business team celebrate the Launch and Ribbon cutting of their business.