THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING, CRYSTAL ENTREPRENEUR SEES DREAM COME TRUE
For the past three years Hope Mulinda has been working to open her own business. On Saturday her entrepreneurial dream finally came true.
Mulinda joined Crystal city leaders to cut the ribbon on her new business, Hope Liquor, which fills a 4,700-square-foot space in the Crystal Shopping Center.
“I wanted to do this for a very long time,” said Mulinda. To come to this day, it’s amazing.”
Mulinda’s business received a loan through the Minneapolis-based nonprofit African Development Center and the Small Business Administration’s Community Advantage program. Without it, Mulinda’s dream may not have happened.
“Access to capital is one of the biggest barriers we hear from small businesses who are looking to start, grow or expand their businesses,” said Brian McDonald, district director with SBA Minnesota.
