- July 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The City of South Bend is hosting its first ‘Small Business Launch Pad Expo’ this weekend giving minority business owners a chance to showcase their products. This is the first launch pad event the city is hosting in an effort to create economic justice, but also bring the community closer together.
“This is actually making me now want to say okay what else can I be a part of in the community. If the community is giving back to me what can I do for the community,” said Latonya Crawford, Owner of Shug’s Tea.
Crawford owns one of the few women led businesses here in south bend. While she says identifying as a minority both ethnicity and gender wise has come with negativity in the past, she’s grateful city leaders are creating opportunities like the first ever small business launch pad event.
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