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Student urges San Gabriel to create minority business accelerator to boost local entrepreneurship
Summary
Chloe Dang, a Pasadena City College student and San Gabriel resident, told the council she has researched the link between diversity and economic growth and asked council to form a stakeholder committee to explore creating and funding a minority business accelerator or incubator in San Gabriel.
At public comment during the special meeting, Chloe Dang introduced herself as a Pasadena City College business student and longtime San Gabriel resident and urged the council to consider establishing a minority business accelerator.
Dang argued that local diversity is an economic asset and that targeted programs — including funding, mentorship and workspace — can help startups founded by entrepreneurs of color scale up. She asked the council to form a committee of city leaders, business owners and economic-development experts to study logistics, partnerships and funding for an accelerator and suggested San Gabriel could serve as a model for neighboring cities in the San Gabriel Valley.
Dang cited national research and examples of incubator and accelerator networks, including the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, and noted local examples such as Blossom Market Hall as places that have driven economic activity. She asked the council for "thoughtful consideration of the project and for the establishment of a committee to explore the logistics of creating a minority business accelerator here in San Gabriel."
