In December of 2020, Irani started Rombomb Burger, a San Diego catering business he hoped to expand into a thriving mobile burger joint. But trying to provide for his family with a patty-flipping, burger-slinging business during a pandemic proved tricky at best. Here’s how our finance experts helped Romin add a little meat to his budding burger business.

Due to their expertise in Brazilian cuisine, Jane and Eduardo had no problem coming up with a large variety of products to offer their customers. But over time, they began to have difficulties keeping up with inventory management and allocating time. Mission Edge helped them to have a more accurate perception of their business costs and future growth opportunities.

Mission Edge helped Laura Valdés, founder of Valdés Language Services, make future growth financially possible. From improving her marketing to cultivating clear plan for hiring contractors and growing her business, our finance expert Carolynn helped Laura gain clarity around how to make running her business sustainable.

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How Mission Edge helped Michelle organize her finances and grow her candle business. When she started working with Mission Edge, Michelle had been in business for over 2 years. She wanted to increase her revenue, but her accounting and bookkeeping methods were outdated.

When lifestyle and fitness coach Shaniece Benson first started working with us, she needed help with financial management. All of her financial statements lived in PayPal, and she hadn’t yet nailed down a system for organizing her receipts, leaving her feeling overwhelmed and scattered.

A life-long lover of fitness, Latoya McKelvin has found purpose in unlocking compassion “one pelvic curl at a time.” Latoya wants to increase revenue and grow her business. But in order to reach those goals, she needed to examine the roadblocks that were preventing her from getting there.

This networking company made a plan to get out of debt and improve member retention — while paying themselves a livable salary.

Sara Rosales believes in the power of collective community support.

Sara is a business Consultant and the founder of Mujerex Enterprise LLC, an organization that’s focused on helping women and minority business owners with business entity formation, formation strategy and planning.

Danicka Brown-Frazier, Co-Founder of San Diego-based cannabis accessories and lifestyle brand Greenish Brands, has ambitious goals for her business – like doubling her revenue every year through 2027. However, before focusing on significant growth, she knew she had to address foundational issues with her finances.

Naria Le Mire is a registered dietitian and nutrition coach who’s passionate about helping her clients break the “diet” cycle and find out how to make all foods fit. She creates individualized nutrition plans for her clients to meet their individual goals, from sustainable weight loss to FODMAP-friendly and everything in between.

We served 59 small business owners in 2022, and we are blushing with pride at how much they triumphed after working with us in the Impact Lab. Here’s how a handful of our entrepreneurs gained financial freedom and grew their businesses with the help of our finance experts last year.

Rolando Berring is an Impact Lab entrepreneur whose designs — and passion— make him stand out from the crowd.

He’s the owner and designer behind Berrprintz, a custom Etsy shop that offers printed t-shirts, hoodies, backpacks, hats and more.

For Chris Brown, gaining financial clarity in the Impact Lab created room for growth. Chris found himself getting bogged down in the logistics of running a small business. When he joined us in the Impact Lab, our goal was to address some of his current challenges while freeing Chris up to work “on” his business rather than “in” it.

How Mission Edge partnered with Ruth Young in the Impact Lab to set her business up for growth in 2023.

How Impact Lab entrepreneur Stephanie Butterfield, of Activate House, tweaked her business’ finances in pursuit of a refined vision.

How Mya’s Catering Company gained financial clarity and planned for future success.

Elisa Summiel, owner of Illustrated Melanin, was able to tap into her unique skill set and grow her business after working with The Impact Lab.

How Jason and Poppy Wurz, the couple behind creative marketing agency LIVID, worked with experts from the Impact Lab to lay a strong foundation for their growing business.

Our Impact Lab is now able to quantify the change we wish to create, using data to ensure we’re taking good care of our small business community.