Lucy Ludwig
Lucy Ludwig began her law career in 2006 as a public defender in San Diego, working long hours at volumes of impersonal work. But she yearned for the satisfaction that comes from helping individuals...
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Chris & Jennifer Saint, Sweet Treats
About three years ago Chris Saint of San Diego was recovering from spinal cord surgery. When it became clear that he couldn’t return to being a private investigator, he realized that he needed to find...
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Kevin Ho & Juan Miron, MIHO Gastrotruck
MIHO Gastrotruck provides locally sourced, natural, healthy, good food. Co-owners Kevin Ho and Juan Miron met while working in the restaurant industry and shared a passion for gathering friends and...
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Gulsum Rustemoglu, GEPermit
Gulsum Rustemoglu, Global Environmental Permitting Thanks to Accion San Diego for this success story. After losing her job as an environmental consultant for a large environmental planning firm, Gulsum...
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Unita Parnell, Caribbean Day Spa
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! From a young age, Unita Parnell knew that she wanted to take a different path. “I had no footprints to follow,” Unita shared about her childhood. “Many people...
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John & Maria Harrison, Tea Gallerie
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! John and Maria Harrison have always shared a deep passion for fresh loose leaf tea. Whether it’s the rich aroma of a traditional black tea or the bright,...
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Melvina Hill, Melvina Hill Consulting
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! Melvina Hill always had an eye for detail and through the years had steady employment in jobs that allowed her to exercise her administrative skills. This all...
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Jeremy LeBlanc and Chad Berkey, Tin Play
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! Jeremy LeBlanc and Chad Berkey, founders of Tin Play, were bartenders when they came to the conclusion that there needed to be an all-in-one bartending tool...
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Lucy Ludwig began her law career in 2006 as a public defender in San Diego, working long hours at volumes of impersonal work. But she yearned for the satisfaction that comes from helping individuals...
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Chris & Jennifer Saint, Sweet Treats
About three years ago Chris Saint of San Diego was recovering from spinal cord surgery. When it became clear that he couldn’t return to being a private investigator, he realized that he needed to find...
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Kevin Ho & Juan Miron, MIHO Gastrotruck
MIHO Gastrotruck provides locally sourced, natural, healthy, good food. Co-owners Kevin Ho and Juan Miron met while working in the restaurant industry and shared a passion for gathering friends and...
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Unita Parnell, Caribbean Day Spa
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! From a young age, Unita Parnell knew that she wanted to take a different path. “I had no footprints to follow,” Unita shared about her childhood. “Many people...
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John & Maria Harrison, Tea Gallerie
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! John and Maria Harrison have always shared a deep passion for fresh loose leaf tea. Whether it’s the rich aroma of a traditional black tea or the bright,...
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Melvina Hill, Melvina Hill Consulting
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! Melvina Hill always had an eye for detail and through the years had steady employment in jobs that allowed her to exercise her administrative skills. This all...
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Jeremy LeBlanc and Chad Berkey, Tin Play
Thanks to Accion San Diego for this story! Jeremy LeBlanc and Chad Berkey, founders of Tin Play, were bartenders when they came to the conclusion that there needed to be an all-in-one bartending tool...
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James Holtslag, The Heart and Trotter
Thanks to Civic San Diego and Accion San Diego for this story! Civic San Diego provided Accion San Diego, a nonprofit microlender, $400,000 in lending capital from the Civic San Diego Loan Fund in...
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Rosario Sotelo and Rodnia Attiq, El Borrego
Thanks to Accion Southern California for sharing this story! Mother-and-daughter Rosario Sotelo and Rodnia Attiq are the owners of El Borrego, the first restaurant in San Diego to serve lamb...
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Daniel Palacios, Berkeley Pizza
Thanks to CDC Small Business Finance for sharing Daniel’s story! In the fallout of the 2008 Great Recession, Daniel Palacios — then a real estate investor in San Diego — wanted to reinvent himself in...
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