The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the participants for the second cohort of the Scale DSM Minority Business Accelerator program, which will run from June to December. Participants will complete Interise’s Streetwise MBA (minority business accelerator) curriculum, which centers practical, case-based peer learning for minority-led businesses. The 11 small business owners selected for the program are:
- Amner Martinez, Infinite Resources.
- Perlla Deluca, Southeast Constructors Inc.
- Nizigiyimana Danifodi, Danifodi Custom Suit.
- Marla Rae Earp, XoXo Gift & Home.
- Stephanie Rodriguez, Iowa First Call Towing.
- Mariella Maya, Panka Peruvian Restaurant.
- Yen Verhoeven, Qi Learning Research Group.
- Blanca Plascencia, El Fogon Mexican Restaurant.
- Carol Olech, Sydney Farms LLC.
- Claudia Campo, That’s Clean.
- Sharlonda Roorda, Shar’s Hair Salon.