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.

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Lenny Mendonca

Chair

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Tara Lynn Gray

Director (CalOSBA)

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Maria S. Salinas

Vice Chair

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Gurinder S. Ahluwalia

Vice Chair

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Matt Horton

Vice Chair

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Allison Kelly

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Brett Melone

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Carolina Martinez

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Danetta Jackson

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David Fazio

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Debra Gore-Mann

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Drew Simpson

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Eric Hiatt

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Erin Kilmer-Neel

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Gurbax Sahota

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Jason Paguio

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Jay King

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Jesus Martinez

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Jill Osur

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Jim Roberts

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Josaline Cuesta

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Julie Baker

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Kristin York

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Lorraine Salazar

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Maria Kim

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Mihai Patru

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Mike Daniel

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Schenae Rourk

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Traco Matthews

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Vivienne Ming

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Vera Moore

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