Article by Irene.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Feb at 2:19pm.

What are the small business resources available to Lantina and others--here's OL's list-please add in the comments.

Editor's Note: This list is linked to our Latina Small Business story.

Article by Irene.
Last updated at Mon, 25 Jan at 5:50pm.

Lealo en Español.

Despite Oakland's 17% unemployment rate, women and low-income people's business support centers are seeing a surge in business startup interest. In particular, more and more new Latina-owned businesses are likely to launch. 

However, many Latina-owned businesses don't survive long, since they face several long-term challenges.

Article by Irene.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Jan at 10:28pm.
Article by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Wed, 21 Oct at 10:51am.

“Let’s take back our economy.  Let’s decentralize and democratize it,” Heather Young said, kicking off the panel called “Building the Alternative” at the Festival of Grassroots Economics, held September 26 at the Humanist Hall in Oakland.

Blog entry by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Mon, 19 Oct at 9:39pm.

1)What are your overall thoughts about the Festival of Grassroots Economics?

I thought it was an excellently organized event--there were diverse speakers on each panel, representatives from local farms, non-profit art and media centers, as well as plenty of free information to align your radical politics with your daily life experience. — Sarah Brown, attendee