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The Flourish Collective: Festival Gastronómico y Pitch de Emprendedoras
Te invitamos a The Flourish Collective: Festival Gastronómico y Pitch de Emprendedoras, una experiencia donde la comida, la comunidad y el emprendimiento se unen para celebrar a mujeres increíbles que están revolucionando la industria gastronómica con creatividad, pasión y muchísimo sazón.
Fecha: sábado 11 de julio de 2026
Hora: 10 am - 1 pm
Venue: Silver Spring Civic Building [1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD, 20910]
¡No te quedes fuera! Ven a celebrar el talento, la cultura y el impacto de mujeres que están transformando nuestra comunidad¡
The Flourish Collective
The Flourish Collective, an initiative supported by the Eva Longoria Foundation and the Longer Tables Fund, designed to empower women entrepreneurs in the culinary sector and prepare them for long-term success.
The program features a two-part bilingual course model that integrates financial empowerment, business education, and strategic investment, providing comprehensive support to launch and scale sustainable businesses.
A dynamic combination of in-person and online sessions to accommodate the needs of entrepreneurs.
If you are a woman entrepreneur looking to grow your business with purpose and create real impact, this program is designed for you.
Applications for the current cohort are now closed, but we’d still love to stay connected. Please fill out the Interest Form to join our interest list, and we’ll reach out when applications open for future cohorts.
Credit Readiness Lab: Build a Strong Foundation for Business Financing
Thinking About a Business Loan? Start with Your Credit.
Before you apply for funding, make sure you're truly loan-ready.
Join LEDC and Citibank for the Credit Readiness Lab: Clarity Before Capital, a FREE, hands-on workshop designed to help entrepreneurs and individuals understand how credit impacts access to funding and what steps you can take today to strengthen your financial future.
During this workshop, you'll learn how to:
✔️ Understand the difference between personal and business credit
✔️ Prepare for the loan application process
✔️ Learn what lenders look for
✔️ Explore credit-building tools and financial products
✔️ Create an action plan based on your current financial goals
📅 Tuesday, July 28, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 Citibank Branch -2879 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201
🎟️ This event is FREE, but space is limited!