have found that many social equity license applicants still struggle to start or sustain businesses. Both agencies hoped that Saturday's conference would provide resources for entrepreneurs to tackle marijuana industry challenges in accounting, funding and compliance.
“A lot of people don’t understand that when it comes to the business, it’s not just putting in the money,” he says. “It’s putting the branding and making a name for yourself, especially after ten years of people getting into the business.”Catie Cheshire But in Philadelphia, where marijuana is decriminalized but not legalized, Ndomoro knew she could never go beyond favors for friends. In Colorado, a restaurant like the one she envisions still wouldn’t be permitted, because laws currently stipulate that each infused product must be tested, replicated and packaged before it’s approved for consumption, which isn’t the nature of a restaurant kitchen.
She and her brother run a digital media company, Eclectic Media Group, as well. Ndomoro says she’s an entrepreneur by nature and wants to make all of her ideas become reality. As the duo navigates which of their ideas will and won’t work, Mwaputsa says the social equity programs have been extremely helpful, starting with assisting the siblings in finding a space for their business, which he says they are close to completing.