{"id":145597,"date":"2023-08-08T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-new-watts-businesssource-center-unveiling-to-boost-local-economy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T13:30:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T17:30:01","slug":"inauguracion-del-nuevo-watts-businesssource-center-para-impulsar-la-economia-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/inauguracion-del-nuevo-watts-businesssource-center-para-impulsar-la-economia-local\/","title":{"rendered":"New Watts BusinessSource Center Unveiling to Boost Local Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>VSEDC and EWDD Collaborate to Empower Entrepreneurs<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 8, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8bbaleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8bbaleft\" title=\"Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center has served South LA's small businesses and entrepreneurs for forty years.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1756197\/Vermont_Slauson_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center has served South LA's small businesses and entrepreneurs for forty years.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>When \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Wednesday, August 10th, 2023, from <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:00 am to 12:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where \u2013 <\/b>Inside the Children&#8217;s Institute at 10200 Success Avenue, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span> 90002<\/p>\n<p><b>What \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Official unveiling of the Watts BusinessSource Center (Watts BSC), a collaboration between Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation (VSEDC) and the City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD). The new center aims to support local entrepreneurs and businesses through comprehensive business consulting services.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who \u2013 <\/b>In attendance will be:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">City of Los Angeles<\/span> Mayor <span class=\"xn-person\">Karen Bass<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Council District 15 Councilmember Tim McOsker<\/li>\n<li>LA City EWDD General Manager <span class=\"xn-person\">Carolyn Hull<\/span><\/li>\n<li>HACLA Assistant Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Arthurs<\/span><\/li>\n<li>VSEDC President &amp; CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Quentin Strode<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This launch symbolizes the shared vision of VSEDC and EWDD to cultivate a self-sustaining ecosystem that provides a foundation for business growth and job creation in Watts and the surrounding neighborhoods. The Watts BSC aims to break down systemic barriers and help small businesses thrive through valuable support services.<\/p>\n<p>Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation (VSEDC) is a community-based nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) recognized for decades of technical and entrepreneurial assistance to South LA small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. The service VSEDC provides serves to drive community self-sufficiency, facilitate business growth, access to affordable housing, goods and services, and job creation. VSEDC achieves this through youth education and entrepreneurial projects, CDFI programs, and fundraising efforts. Learn more about VSEDC at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3938593-1&amp;h=1613885951&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3938348-1%26h%3D9097579%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vsedc.org%252F%26a%3Dwww.vsedc.org&amp;a=www.vsedc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.vsedc.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3938593-1&amp;h=2917691478&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3938348-1%26h%3D2548429427%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252FVermontSlausonEconomicDevelopmentCorporation%252F%26a%3DFacebook&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3938593-1&amp;h=902122058&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3938348-1%26h%3D2016360979%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.instagram.com%252Fvsedc%252F%253Fhl%253Den%26a%3DInstagram&amp;a=Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3938593-1&amp;h=1879114215&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3938348-1%26h%3D2584845459%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fin%252Fvsedc%252F%26a%3DLinkedin&amp;a=Linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Linkedin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3938593-1&amp;h=1382557082&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1756197%2FVermont_Slauson_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1756197%2FVermont_Slauson_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1756197\/Vermont_Slauson_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>VSEDC and EWDD Collaborate to Empower Entrepreneurs<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 8, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8bbaleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%;text-align: left\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg8bbaleft&quot; title=&quot;Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center has served South LA&#039;s small businesses and entrepreneurs for forty years.&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1756197\/Vermont_Slauson_Logo.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vermont Slauson Economic Development Center&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145597"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145601,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145597\/revisions\/145601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}