City Market
City Market owner Jose Michel loves the freedom and community connection he’s gained from starting his own business – and becoming his own boss. “I like running the grocery store…
Mad Illustrators
Mad Illustrators owner Myrick Wilson was born into entrepreneurship. So when he sought to expand his successful Fresno-based screen printing business, Myrick knew to look for the best funding source…
Belmont Radiator Shop
Treasurer John Chiang helped a Fresno business expand by facilitating a loan valued at $150,000 through the Treasurer’s Collateral Support Program, which encourages banks and other financial institutions to lend…
Coverall Cleaning Services
This story begins in a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand – a small parcel of land littered with makeshift homes and buildings. These impromptu villages are built to serve one…
Click Co, LLC
A protein drink that tastes like a coffee house gourmet coffee drink? It sounds like an active person’s dream come true! But the Greg and Beth Smith’s personal dream of…
ChristyAl Plaques & Engraving
Al and Christy Kroell are the recipients of the national Sargent Shriver Achievement “Veterans Serving America” Award. They will receive the award in person at the annual National Community Action…
Casa de Tamales
After experiencing years of disappointment trying to find quality tamales at local restaurants, Liz Sanchez realized that if her family wanted tamales done right, they would have to make them…
Legend Music
Owners Doug John and Francie Denis opened their first Legend Music store in Manteca, CA in 2011. They expanded to a second Central Fresno location in July, 2012 by acquiring…
Body del Sol – Green Medical Spa
Body del Sol Medical Spa is an unlikely success story of a company started at the depths of the recession in 2009. What was the secret to its success and…
Valley Prep Academy Charter School
Valley Prep Academy Charter School (VPA) provides education with a mission to be a safe and healthy environment providing opportunity for all students to become lifelong learners through excellence in…