This informal cafe style discussion with Ashley Butler, the co-Owner of KAC, a BIPOC-led economic development company may be the secret sauce to opening your storefront. Ashley will give you the real inside scoop on how to secure, develop and maintain your business' brick and mortar location including what pit falls to avoid, what questions you SHOULD be asking and what steps you need to take to be successful. This event is for business owners that are in every stage of securing a storefront, from those already in a space to those just dreaming of what their business can become. Ashley will also be joined by Jataune Hall, MESO's Business Development Director, who for more than 5 years has been helping Oregon and SW Washington small business owners navigate the entrepreneurial journey from dream to success.
ABOUT MESO
MESO offers a wide range of services, including business classes, consulting, tailored growth planning, access to capital, credit building, and a connection to local resources. Leslie also serves on MESO's loan committee.
Our work has been focused on poverty alleviation through entrepreneurship in minority communities and distressed areas. We practice our values and mirror our clients in race and culture, which has led to trust building, empowerment and results such as default rate of less than 2% and not a single business closing during the pandemic. Revenues have increased over 1600% for some and clients have bought buildings, saved for their children’s education and planned for their retirement.
Our philosophy of customizing support to the needs of the business, becomes a unique partnership with each business owner, walking with them as they navigate their way to success. We help produce personalized solutions and implementable strategies to help ensure a successful process, while recognizing the complex and multi-level problems experienced by entrepreneurs, and offer support services in an integrated manner.