A Year Later, EforAll Entrepreneurs Already Impacting South Coast Community??
CLASS OF 2016
The first EforAll South Coast cohort began in the Winter of 2016. A year later, these entrepreneurs are showing signs of perseverance, progress, and impact. An astounding 100% of the businesses that have gone through EforAll South Coast???s accelerators are still in business. The Winter 2016 cohort is not only persevering, but thriving, as they have:
Created 20 jobs
Generated $140,000 in revenue
& Raised $242,175 in total capital
The following are a snapshot of some of the successes from the Winter 2016 cohort:
Lou and Stacey Gonsalves of Juice’d Cafe opened the doors of their natural juice bar and healthy take out restaurant in Fall River on Monday, January 16. They’ve hired 13 employees.
Krysten Callina of Mastermind Adventures opened a location in the Swansea Mall with a board game lounge and live action game arena that offers a variety of options to connect with others through face to face play, interactive games, problem-solving and physical movement. They’ve hired 3 employees and continue to grow their programming.
Victoria Hall of Workingurl, raised $19,500 through Kickstarter for her line of commuter handbags for todays’ women on the go. She’s currently working on production and will be sending out bags to pre-order for customers soon.
The second EforAll South Coast cohort, Summer 2016 is also showing positive signs, while all 9 remain active and engaged with their business ideas. One of the 9, Noodle Bowl is slated to ??open this Summer in New Bedford. EforAll South Coast is currently undergoing its third cohort, Winter 2017, which consists of 13 diverse entrepreneurs that will showcase their ventures to the community on March 9th.