As the year slows down, I just want to say this: I’m proud of this community. You showed up. You asked hard questions. You chose progress over comfort. This season is a reminder that what we’re building here isn’t just businesses — it’s confidence, clarity, and comunidad. Take time to rest. Break bread with your people. Reflect on how far you’ve come. When we return, we do it with more focus, more courage, and more belief in ourselves and each other. Gracias for being here. The work continues — but tonight, we celebrate. 🎉 Con ganas, David

Verizon will be awarding $10K Grants to 50 Small Businesses. https://digitalready.verizonwireless.com/funding **** FYI - SUPER EASY APPLICATION - It only took me about 2 hours to do the training and complete / submit the application! **** WHO: - Owners of for-profit small businesses based in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or US Virgin Islands. Nonprofits are not eligible.  - Applicants may apply for one business only and must be over the age of 18. HOW: - Complete any combination of two eligible courses or events between July 1, 2025 and December 10, 2025 to unlock the application. - Submit the application by 11:59 PM (PST) on December 10, 2025. ** Late applications will not be considered. I just learned about this Grant Program. Registered for the Verizon Small Business program this morning and currently attending an online, recorded program.

Hello Team! Thank you for your work today in the meeting. Some of you have solid problem statements, others need to continue to refine and create their first slide in the pitch deck. We agreed that to make sure we all finish this stage, we will need to start creating our slide deck, slide by slide, until its complete in January 2026, when we host our Pitch Party. Please take a screenshot, and post it here in the comments section. Let's try to get EVERYONE on the same page. Here is mine to kick start the process, I want to see your before next week!

Alejandro recently completed a 4-month Business Accelerator program and is now participating in the U.S. Bank Pitch Competition. If you support heritage craftsmanship and want to help Ruelas Leather Goods. get noticed, lets give him our votes for the Audience Choice Award. It takes 5 seconds: VOTE HERE (Closes Wednesday, December 3rd at 5 p.m. PST) Click the YouTube Link: https://lnkd.in/g8DAMaaF Give the Video a "Like" 👍 That’s all it takes! Your "like" counts as a vote, and you don't even need to watch the video for it to register.

Who's Coming? Saturday, November 29th @ 12pm - 6pm Los Angeles time 1983 Julian Ave San Diego CA 92113