"An L.A.-focused incubator and funding initiative created by the founder’s foundation to identify, fund and incubate local small-business entrepreneurs—particularly often-invisible neighborhood operators like bakeries, salons, florists and small restaurants—by connecting them to financing, educational partners and city resources. The program aims to pilot a two-year blueprint that regenerates inner neighborhoods through entrepreneurship and community-building, then replicate that local model in other U.S. cities via partnerships with civic offices, family foundations and national funding organizations." - Amanda Kludt