Our Successes

Ricardo Lopez had been a chef in The Dalles for more than 10 years before the restaurant he was working at was sold. Ricardo chose to open his own food truck instead, and mentioned this to an ESL instructor at Columbia Gorge Community

Kalyn Benaroya had been a hairstylist for 10 years when a friend suggested in 2015 she open her own salon. Benaroya went to the SBDC to find out if her business idea for Clutch Hair Co. was feasible.