Main Street Launch is celebrating 40 years of supporting entrepreneurs. Founded in Oakland in 1979, Main Street Launch has grown and changed over the last 40 years, learning from our communities about their needs and adapting with new programs and services. We are excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary throughout 2019. Check back to…
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This post was written by Andrew L. Wang and was originally published on Nerdwallet on September 11, 2017. It is reshared here with permission. For every story of an entrepreneur who was in the right place at the right time to capitalize on a fad, there are probably 10 more about the poor guy…
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Founded by a partnership between Marianne Lam and Jacquelyn Coo, The Storybook School officially opened on October 23, 2017. Ever since then, their school grew from two to forty students, almost reaching max capacity within one year. The Storybook School is an all-inclusive, relationship and project-based school preparing 2-5 year olds to transition into grade…
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This post was written by Lucas Parker. Making a good investment opportunity can bring you a small fortune, while a bad one is something that could ruin you financially in no time unless you’re very careful. The problem with this notion lies in the fact that differentiating good investment opportunity from a bad one isn’t…
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Katie Taylor, Vice President – Marketing & Executive Projects, interviews Joshua Marquez, Veteran Launch’s Program Manager. Click here to read Joshua’s bio. How did you come across Main Street Launch? I was looking to transition out of the startup world to get more involved in the military and veteran community. It was not long after…
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