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Texas entrepreneur creates connection for her community

Posted: May 23, 2024

When we last spoke with Jaja Chen in 2020, her business was adapting to survive the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. She and her husband and co-owner Devin started Waco Cha as a pop-up in the Waco Downtown Farmers Market in 2018 and later obtained a food truck. In March 2020, they opened their first storefront in Waco. However, opening in the middle of the pandemic was difficult, especially as they couldn’t open for dine-in until late summer.

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The DEC Network

The DEC Network’s mission is to fuel innovation and foster economic growth while building a more diverse and equitable ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Through our extensive network of innovation hubs across DFW, we offer comprehensive education, mentorship from industry experts, and the supportive community of fellow entrepreneurs. We believe in the transformative power of entrepreneurship and are dedicated to providing the tools and resources necessary for success.

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Texas small businesses support expanding occupational licensing for justice-impacted individuals

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Small Business Majority
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Small Business Majority’s new poll of Texas small business owners reveals strong support for legislative solutions that would remove barriers for justice-impacted individuals by making reforms to occupational licensing and debt-based driver’s license suspensions. These politically diverse small business owners believe these measures would enable employers to tap into an underutilized workforce and open up opportunities for entrepreneurship.

Small businesses support expanding occupational licensing for justice-impacted individuals

Publisher: 
Small Business Majority
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Date: 
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

While small businesses employ nearly half (46.4%) of the private workforce in the United States, many are struggling to hire and retain a ready workforce. Our poll of Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas small business owners reveals strong support for legislative solutions that would remove barriers for justice-impacted individuals by making reforms to occupational licensing and debt-based driver’s license suspensions. These politically diverse small business owners believe these measures would enable employers to tap into an underutilized workforce and open up opportunities for entrepreneurship.

Small Business Majority Helps Advance Clean Slate Expansion in Texas

Today, Public Policy Director, Awesta Sarkash, submitted written testimony in favor of SB 499, Clean Slate Texas, to the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs. The legislation would strengthen our economy, expand the talent poll for small businesses, and make Texas a better place to live and work. 

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Submitted by Awesta Sarkash on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:49

Small Business Majority Supports Expansion of Clean Slate in Texas

Today, Public Policy Director, Awesta Sarkash, submitted written testimony in favor of SB 499, Clean Slate Texas, to the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. The legislation would strengthen our economy, expand the talent poll for small businesses, and make Texas a better place to live and work. 

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Submitted by Awesta Sarkash on Thu, 04/20/2023 - 09:11

Small Business Majority supports ending OmniBase in Texas

On March 30, Small Business Majority's Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash wrote in support for SB 1281, legislation that would end the OmniBase program in Texas. This program enforces debt-based license holds on individuals with overdue fines and fees, which impacts small businesses and their employees and their ability to seek employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.  

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Submitted by Quintin Reed on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 14:45

Texas entrepreneur emphasizes marketing needs in the small business space

Posted: March 29, 2023

Neha Mehta has an entrepreneurial spirit that is always leading her to try something new. She, along with her husband, are the co-founders of Seashore Solutions LLC. located in Austin, Texas. After decades of multi-industry experience, they decided to launch Seashore in 2017, a consulting and software firm that provides affordable, sustainable and cutting-edge solutions to a global client base. Products range from mobile application development to e-commerce websites to enterprise-level solutions such as third-party integration.

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