Tomeia Thornton is the owner and operator of Munchie’s Amazing Sweets (located in Vineland NJ), which specializes in homemade; cupcakes, cookies, dessert jars, and brownies. We had a chance to sit down with her to ask about her experience with entrepreneurship and LAEDA's training program.

Atlantic City, NJ - On Wednesday February 8, 2023, Jaime Izurieta, owner of StoreFront Mastery, Ray Lamboy, President and CEO of LAEDA joined Elizabeth Terenik, Executive Director of Chelsea Economic Development on a tour of the commercial districts of the Chelsea neighborhood of Atlantic City. The tour was in preparation for the upcoming StoreFront Transformation Workshop scheduled for 3/20/23 and 3/21/23.

Camden, NJ - On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Glenn Gizzi and Linda Dixon, representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, presented to a group of entrepreneurs at an online seminar hosted by the LAEDA Women’s Business Center team.

Ashana Bush is the owner and operator of Styled by Shon LLC. Operating since 2020, Styled By Shon is a full-service Event Planning business based in Burlington Township that provides highly customized and unique events for all occasions. We had a chance to sit down with her to ask about her experience with entrepreneurship and LAEDA's training program.

Barbara Beske is the owner and operator of Coherent Math Consulting, LLC, which supports school districts and charter networks who want to make bold changes to improve math instruction in their classrooms. We had a chance to sit down with her to ask about her experience with entrepreneurship and LAEDA's training program.

Camden, NJ- On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 LAEDA opened its' doors of their training room to welcome the Women’s Business Academy Session 95. The students in the class have demonstrated their desire, willingness and ability to move their businesses forward in a meaningful way as a result of the 9-week intensive training course.

Camden, NJ- On Friday, December 16, 2022 LAEDA and its team went to the Salvation Army Camden Kroc Center to participate and volunteer at their Toy Shop Program for over 1,700 families. Team building is an effective tool and it provides employees with a sense of belonging to the organization. When teams collaborate and come together they not only learn more about each other, but more about the organization as well and thus leading to managing more operations in the office, resolving conflicts, engaging employees even more, creating an even more positive atmosphere and tons more benefits to follow.

Woodbury, NJ—On December 15, LAEDA presented at The Cultural Collective Cafe’s Business for Breakfast event. The event, hosted by Sadiyyah Maamoon and April Samuels, connected entrepreneurs and provided a space for conversation about leveraging your current audience, attracting ideal clients and 2023 business planning and much more.

Camden, NJ- On December 8th, 2022, LAEDA Women’s Business Center hosted an intimate alumni networking event to present the winners of the second year Small Business Pitch Competition sponsored by Citizens Bank. The competition was open to LAEDA alumni who successfully completed either the Entrepreneurial Development Training Program (EDTP) or Women’s Business Academy (WBA). The prizes awarded totaled $10,000, and were awarded to three individuals, two (2) prizes were awarded to past EDTP alumni and one (1) prize was awarded to a recent WBA graduate.

Nataly Quintero is the owner and operator of Meraki By Nat, LLC, where Nataly creates images that are meaningful, soulful, and storytelling for her clients and their audiences. Nataly Quintero is a graduate of LAEDA’s Entrepreneurial Development Training Program (EDTP). We had a chance to sit down with her to ask about her experience with entrepreneurship and LAEDA’s training program.