Today, Esperanza and Stephanie Lopez can look down the glowing 4th St SW in downtown Willmar as not only the proud owners of Spurs Bar

I’ve served as the Finance chair and Board Treasurer at LEDC since August of 2022. Growing up, I worked at my family’s restaurant, Manny’s Tortas,

Opportunity is abundant and meant to be shared at Suite C, 1635 Robert Street in St. Paul. From their bright office space, Edwin Valdéz, María

Get to meet Karina Marin, owner of Silver Butterflies LLC, a small business selling silver jewelry made in Mexico.     “My company promotes artisan

Hi, my name is Gabriela Alemán. I’m the owner of Texana Specialty Cuisine. We specialize in birria, street tacos, loaded fries, and pizza, which is

Colombian jewelry-artisan goes the extra mile to uplift other Latina artists with Primitiva Collective. LEDC’s Henry Jimenez promotes Latino business in Minneapolis alongside Laura Merino-Franco’s

Please tell us about your role at LEDC. Provide technical assistance/training to existing clients/prospective entrepreneurs in Business Advising, Capital Source Identification, Business Plan Development, Marketing

LEDC is thrilled to share that it has been selected as one of two nonprofit Neighborhood Builders by Bank of America for the Minneapolis-St. Paul

Learn about the current state of Covid-19, vaccines and boosters available, and measures we can take to be prepared and protect our businesses, employees, and

Executive Director of the Mortenson Family Foundation and member of our Board of Directors at LEDC. “In 2005 I became a member of the LEDC