At Adelante, we believe that the most efficient way to increase wealth is to support entrepreneurship. The wealth created by small businesses is important because it is a measure of a community’s economic resilience and dynamism. Wealth increases a community’s ability to attract new businesses, innovate and take risks. Without it, economic prospects diminish, job opportunities decrease and social ills proliferate.
For minority and small business owners, accessing investment capital or contracting opportunities is difficult to navigate as it is sometimes unfamiliar and tedious. Black and Latino community members (comprising 30% of Lake County’s population) unequally experience such disinvestment. Adelante’s revitalization strategy therefore aims to promote job retention and creation by connecting entrepreneurs and small business owners to tools, mentoring and job opportunities that grow and raise their business. |
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Food Waste ![]() Comedor Adelante
With the help of various partners, we plan to restore neglected spaces transforming them into inspiring community kitchens, where all members of the community feel welcome. LEARN MORE . . . |
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