The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the 10 graduates of the second cohort of the Scale DSM Minority Business Accelerator. The business owners completed a seven-month program centered around case-based peer learning, management skills and building networks to help them grow their businesses. The program uses curriculum from Boston-based nonprofit Interise and is sponsored by Wells Fargo.
The graduates of the second cohort are:
- Amner Martinez, Infinite Resources
- Blanca Plascencia, El Fogon Mexican Restaurant
- Claudia Grubb, That’s Clean
- Mariela Maya, Panka Peruvian Restaurant
- Marla Earp, XoXo Gift & Home
- Nizigiyimana Danifodi, Danifodi Custom Suits
- Perlla Deluca, Southeast Constructors, Inc.
- Sharlonda Roorda, Shar’s
- Stephanie Rodriguez, Iowa First Call Towing
- Yen Verhoeven, Qi Learning Research Group