Connecting Entrepreneurship and Economic Mobility in California
Entrepreneurship is the vital force behind the California Dream. The California Office of the Small Business Advocate Entrepreneurship & Economic Mobility Task Force (EEMTF) leads the Task Force in its mission to propel inclusive entrepreneurship through ongoing dialog about these three imperatives:
- Democratizing Access to Capital
- Diversifying the Innovation Economy
- Driving Economic Mobility through Entrepreneurship
In October 2023, the Task Force hosted Entrepreneurship Reimagined, a design thinking symposium organized as part of the California Economic Summit.
Lenny Mendonca
Chair
Tara Lynn Gray
Director (CalOSBA)
Maria S. Salinas
Vice Chair
Gurinder S. Ahluwalia
Vice Chair
Matt Horton
Vice Chair
Allison Kelly
Brett Melone
Carolina Martinez
Danetta Jackson
David Fazio
Debra Gore-Mann
Drew Simpson
Eric Hiatt
Erin Kilmer-Neel
Gurbax Sahota
Jason Paguio
Jay King
Jesus Martinez
Jill Osur
Jim Roberts
Josaline Cuesta
Julie Baker
Kristin York
Lorraine Salazar
Maria Kim
Mihai Patru
Mike Daniel
Schenae Rourk
Traco Matthews
Vivienne Ming
Vera Moore
Vernice Nellon
California Office of the Small Business Advocate
1325 J Street, Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA 95814
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