A veteran, death doula, and educator, Dr. Qwynn Salazar is on a mission to ignite change in how we provide end-of-life care for those who served in the military. That’s why she started her organization, In Their Honor (ITH), in 2021 — to raise awareness and address veterans’ challenges as they approach the end of their lives.

Founder Thulani Ngazimbi comes from a diverse background in product development and sales. Currently based in Portugal, Thulani wanted to expand his business in both the US and European markets, but the currency exchange was causing him to run into some issues.

We paired Vanessa with a financial expert and the comprehensive support she needed to address her challenges running her bakery. Together, they completed a revenue forecast for her business and worked on strategies for capacity management, compensation, and supplier-related issues.

At the time Andrea joined Mission Edge, her primary challenge was profitability. Despite the fact that they’d been able to generate significant revenue, the company was still incurring losses. Andrea knew she needed help identifying areas to cut costs and improve margins, as well as advice on how to allocate an employee retention tax credit payment she received as she was going through our program.

Sometimes you just need a perspective check before you move forward. After working with us, Angela had better insight into her financial situation and was able to develop a clear plan for how much income she’d need to keep pursuing her DJ career while simultaneously preparing for parenting full-time.

Daniel “DJ Danny” Torres is a SoCal-based professional wedding and corporate event DJ. With the ultimate goal of opening his own venue space, Danny needed some assistance setting up for long-term success. He started working with Mission Edge seeking help to set revenue goals and optimize his pricing strategy.

Through our fiscal sponsorship program, we provided the Bro-Am with full-service accounting and human resources services, as well as a proven nonprofit structure to operate within. The partnership allowed the band to focus on focus on planning their art, community impact, signature events and fundraising, leaving nonprofit management and logistics to the experts (us).

Alicia Fox is passionate about helping her clients achieve a healthy lifestyle. While growth is a good thing, Alicia and her two employees were feeling overwhelmed by the size of their new business, and the growing to-do list that went along with it.

In December of 2020, Irani started Rombomb Burger, a San Diego catering business he hoped to expand into a thriving mobile burger joint. But trying to provide for his family with a patty-flipping, burger-slinging business during a pandemic proved tricky at best. Here’s how our finance experts helped Romin add a little meat to his budding burger business.

Due to their expertise in Brazilian cuisine, Jane and Eduardo had no problem coming up with a large variety of products to offer their customers. But over time, they began to have difficulties keeping up with inventory management and allocating time. Mission Edge helped them to have a more accurate perception of their business costs and future growth opportunities.

Mission Edge helped Laura Valdés, founder of Valdés Language Services, make future growth financially possible. From improving her marketing to cultivating clear plan for hiring contractors and growing her business, our finance expert Carolynn helped Laura gain clarity around how to make running her business sustainable.

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How Mission Edge helped Michelle organize her finances and grow her candle business. When she started working with Mission Edge, Michelle had been in business for over 2 years. She wanted to increase her revenue, but her accounting and bookkeeping methods were outdated.

When lifestyle and fitness coach Shaniece Benson first started working with us, she needed help with financial management. All of her financial statements lived in PayPal, and she hadn’t yet nailed down a system for organizing her receipts, leaving her feeling overwhelmed and scattered.

We know the stereotypes about “successful” entrepreneurs — little sleep and a full schedule, with every millisecond dedicated to some form of productivity. We asked our team of finance experts for their current favorites — content in the form of books, podcasts and videos relevant to small business owners like you.

A life-long lover of fitness, Latoya McKelvin has found purpose in unlocking compassion “one pelvic curl at a time.” Latoya wants to increase revenue and grow her business. But in order to reach those goals, she needed to examine the roadblocks that were preventing her from getting there.

This networking company made a plan to get out of debt and improve member retention — while paying themselves a livable salary.

Sara Rosales believes in the power of collective community support.

Sara is a business Consultant and the founder of Mujerex Enterprise LLC, an organization that’s focused on helping women and minority business owners with business entity formation, formation strategy and planning.

Danicka Brown-Frazier, Co-Founder of San Diego-based cannabis accessories and lifestyle brand Greenish Brands, has ambitious goals for her business – like doubling her revenue every year through 2027. However, before focusing on significant growth, she knew she had to address foundational issues with her finances.

Naria Le Mire is a registered dietitian and nutrition coach who’s passionate about helping her clients break the “diet” cycle and find out how to make all foods fit. She creates individualized nutrition plans for her clients to meet their individual goals, from sustainable weight loss to FODMAP-friendly and everything in between.