Impacto Small Business Accelerator

As part of the Juntos Crecemos platform, The PepsiCo Foundation launched the Impacto Small Business Accelerator, a $10 million initiative to provide meaningful learning and networking opportunities, along with grant capital, to 500 small food and beverage businesses over five years. The program is focused on cities where small business owners were hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Accion Opportunity Fund is proud to serve as one of the nonprofit partners hosting the Impacto program, alongside local partners Allies for Community Business, LiftFund, and Prospera.

Como parte de la plataforma Juntos Crecemos, la Fundación PepsiCo lanzó El programa Impacto de la Fundación PepsiCo, una iniciativa de $10 millones para brindar oportunidades significativas de aprendizaje y establecimiento de contactos, junto con subvenciones de capital, a 500 pequeñas empresas de alimentos y bebidas durante cinco años. El programa se centra en ciudades donde los propietarios de pequeñas empresas se vieron especialmente afectados por la pandemia. Accion Opportunity Fund se enorgullece de ser uno de los socios sin fines de lucro que organizan el programa Impacto, junto con los socios locales Allies for Community Business, LiftFund y Prospera.

How it works

Impacto was designed to empower food entrepreneurs to overcome systemic disparities and grow their enterprises. In 2023, Impacto provided 100 entrepreneurs across the country with a full suite of free program offerings, including:

• one-on-one and group coaching
• virtual and in-person events
• trusted digital business resources
• a $10,000 small business grant

Impacto fue diseñado para empoderar a los empresarios hispanos del sector alimentario para que superen las disparidades sistémicas y hagan crecer sus empresas. En 2023, Impacto brindará a 100 empresarios hispanos un conjunto completo de ofertas de programas gratuitos, que incluyen:

• coaching individual y grupal
• eventos virtuales y presenciales
• recursos empresariales digitales confiables
• una subvención de $10,000 para pequeñas empresas

2023 Impacto Program Grantees

Albuquerque

• Artisan Gourmet LLC
• Juicy J’s
• My Moms Downtown Kitchen
• Tania’s Tasty Kitchen LLC
• Thicc Pizza Company LLC
• Vegos LLC

Chicago

• Aglaia Coffee & Tea Company
• Black Bear Bistro Inc.
• Café Urbano
• Core Juice Bar
• Dope Drip LLC
• La Flor de Acapulco, Inc.
• Machetes and Machetacos Inc.
• Papa Luis Super Burrito y Tacos
• Polombia
• Taqueria Amigo Chino Inc.

dallas

• Mar-Cosina Tex Mex to Gourmet, LLC
• Oma Bakery LLC
• Tasty Paella
• Yummy Café & Sweets

El paso

• Antojitos Xpress
• Burrito Pesado
• Burro Time to Go
• El Chompas Café
• Frontera Churros, Coffee, & Beer
• Lonches Juaritos
• Lonches-Sota
• Nutri Smoothies & Salads, LLC
• Sun City Snow Cones
• The Taco Bus LLC
• Vaquillas & Luceros Holding LLC

Houston

• El Comal Taco Eatery
• Enchiludas Mexican Café
• Juana de Avila Bakery
• La Vitamina T, LLC
• Nutri Smoothies/100% Saludable
• Ostioneria 7 Mares and Don Luis Restaurant
• Sweets by Belen Dessert Boutique

las vegas

• A Taste of Coffee LLC
• Asada Mexican Restaurant
• Luis Cocina
• Mariscos Los Cabos
• Milpa LLC
• Rinconcito Jalisco LLC
• Smokin’ Good Bistro & Deli, LLC
• Tacos Puebla LV

los angeles

• Casa Mayoral
• El Cortijo Grill Peruvian Express
• Guajillo Restaurant
• Juiced Up AF
• Maya Mexican Restaurant
• milk+cookies
• Rajas con Crema
• Restaurante Acajutla
• Sabor a la Mexicana
• Saucy Chick Rotisserie
• Veggie y Que

miami

• Bellmont Bakery and Restaurant
• Bettersweet Vegan Bakery
• Blocks Pizza LLC
• Bocaditos by Yeses, Inc.
• Bunnie Cakes
• Cajio’s Cuban Cuisine, Inc.
• CalaMillor Gourmet Experience
• Cooking in Motion Group LLC
• Jehova Jirah Sazon Dominicano, LLC
• Juankas LLC
• Nueva San Salvador Restaurant #4 Corp
• Pega Grill
• Punto Gourmet, LLC
• Tantay Cake Studio LLC
• The Brother’s Kitchen Grill LLC

new york

• Addictive Wine and Tapas Bar
• Amores Cafe
• Elisa’s Love Bites
• Fokkus Room & Cucine
• Happy Bowls NYC
• Harlem Burger Inc
• Lomo Truck II, LLC
• Y. Laurentinos
• Nelore Grill
• Ricas Pupusas & Mas
• Rincon Salvadoreño
• Shakespeare Deli 7 Grocery Inc.
• Tacos San Lucas II Corp

san antonio

• Alvarez Catering
• Back Unturned Brewing Company
• Dulce Suenos Coffee LLC
• File’s Burgers
• Garcia’s Mexican Food
• Gorilla’s Shaved Ice
• Johnny Rockets
• La Villita Café
• Mi Cocinita
• Mr Meximum Foods LLC
• Neptune Food Systems, LLC
• Olla Express Café LLC
• Renegade Foodie
• Tastes Like More LLC
• The Koffee Kup Company