Carmen Green, Author at Rising Tide Capital

Carmen GreenSeptember 15th, 2024

Empowering Women in Business: Yoxagna Canaan

Yoxagna Canaan, a dedicated CPA and finance expert, hails from the Dominican Republic but has made the Bronx, New York her home for over fifteen years. Her affinity for numbers and teaching was evident early on, shaped by a lineage steeped in academia – her father, a college professor, and her grandmother, a teacher. Teaching has been an integral part of Yoxagna’s life since she was 16. Initially working at PriceSmart, her journey

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Carmen GreenJuly 29th, 2024

Meet Brandy Ross, Founder of Multi Mom Luxury Cleaning, LLC

Dynamic and resilient entrepreneur Brandy Ross, a 36-year-old single mom, hails from Moorestown, New Jersey. Though her college journey at Rutgers University was interrupted when she became a mom, Brandy embraced the belief that education is an ongoing process. Determined to build a bright future for herself and her now 11-year-old daughter, in 2023, Brandy enrolled in Rising Tide Capital’s Community Business Academy. Fueled by the support of micro-lender Grameen America Incorporated, she

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Carmen GreenJuly 9th, 2024

Shaikil Grisham Uses Culinary Magic to Create Delicious Snacks and Treats

Shaikil Grisham wasn’t going to buy snacks at the school where she worked and waste her money, so she made them for herself and her husband who worked at the same facility. The savings were noticeable for the couple who often put in long days on their job and spent a lot on vending machine treats, so Grisham decided she would make not just snacks but meals, too. Generous to a fault,

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Carmen GreenJuly 1st, 2024

Tyesha Edwards Provides ‘Safe Space’ for Women

Tyesha Edwards is impassioned when it comes to helping women in the community. She phrased it perfectly when she said she likes “to work with moms,” but she knows that healing has a trickle-down effect on children too. No one escapes the outreach of the fall ’22 Rising Tide Capital Harvey George recipient. In 2022, Edwards conceptualized The Safe Space for Women, a community center currently nestled on a sprawling farm in

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Carmen GreenJune 18th, 2024

Natasa Patel Crafts Decadence at Nashaa Chocolates

Imagine awakening to the aroma of semi-sweet chocolate, flavored liqueur, nuts, and spices. Add cream and you have the making of something so decadent, people kiss their fingers and roll their eyes toward the sky. This brings a smile to chocolatier Natasha Patel’s face. These ingredients are simple on their own, but you need an experienced hand to craft them into truffles ganache, a favorite delicacy created by Patel of Jersey City,

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