Staff members Sophie Werner & Ashley Davis interviewed Lorng Chhour in February of 2020 before the pandemic hit, with hopes to spotlight her as a successful woman in business. She shared the entrepreneurial journey she’s been on for the past 10 years and her experience as a LAEDA alum...
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Business Byte: Turning Your Hobby Into A Business
LAEDA is hosting a seminar starting June 22 tailored to budding entrepreneurs who produce a craft and wants to begin to make money selling - Turning Your Hobby Into A Business...
Mompreneurs & Work-Life Balance
For the May 2021 Business Byte, LAEDA’s Program Associate Alexandra Kyros shares some facts about mother entrepreneurs, or “mompreneurs” as well as tips to attain a healthy work-life balance...
LAEDA Hosts It’s First Small Business Academy in Atlantic City
Atlantic City, NJ- LAEDA in partnership with the Atlantic City Mayor's Office hosted its first nine-week program. Men and women from the Atlantic county area joined to gain knowledge of how to effectively start and grow their respective businesses...
LAEDA’s Individual Development Account Program – An Interview with our First Graduate, Mr. Hornsby
Through our partnership with United Way, LAEDA's Individual Development Account (IDA) program offers small business owners the opportunity to put aside savings for their business. Additionally, the IDA program is a Savings Match program...
Minding My Own Business: COVID-19 Resources for Your Business
Camden, NJ- On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 LAEDA WBC along with the Southern NJ chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. hosted a resourceful event for COVID-19 resources for small businesses...
A Moment with our WBA Graduate- Janaina Carr
Janaina Carr is the owner of Jay Carr Custom Designs and Tailoring, LLC, which offers professional, custom made clothing for women and men and ready made clothes for women and clothing alterations for women, men and children...
Business Byte: Get the Latest Pandemic Relief Fund Updates
In this month’s Business Byte, LAEDA’s Program Manager of the Women’s Business Center, Jamila Powell along with SBA Deputy District Director John Blackstock provide updates on pandemic relief funding...
A Moment with our EDTP Graduate- Karl Carter
Karl Carter is the owner of B & S Cleaning Solutions, which provides residential and commercial cleaning to clients in the PA-NJ-DE Philadelphia-Metro area. He is also a graduate of LAEDA’s Entrepreneurial Development Training Program (EDTP)...
Welcoming LAEDA’s First Virtual Women’s Business Academy
On January 13th, 2021 LAEDA welcomed its first virtual Women’s Business Academy Training Program through the Women’s Business Center. LAEDA has been providing in-person training for over 30 years and launched its first virtual Entrepreneurial Development Training Program back in Spring of 2020...