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Rural Development Initiatives

Pasos al Exito/Steps to Success Recent News

PAE Webinar: Adelante Mujeres presents on Mentoring Best Practices

Thank you, RDI

We recently received a letter from one of our participants in Hermiston, Oregon who shared her gratitude for the Pasos al Exito program. “My name is Angelica and I live in Hermiston, Oregon. I want to thank RDI and Mary Lou, who invited me to participate in the Pasos al Exito program, including the Money [...]

Klamath Falls participants celebrate the end of Money Smart classes

Klamath Falls participants completed the first phase of the Pasos al Exito program, with their last Money Smart class last weekend. Participants, community members, RDI staff, and facilitator Antonio Paez, gathered to review the last few classes, learn what resources are available in their community, and talk about the next phase of Pasos al Exito. [...]

Did you know…

…The term ‘mentor’ comes from the name of a character in Homer’s Odyssey, who was “the loyal friend and adviser of Odysseus and teacher of his son Telemachus.” Find out more about becoming a mentor for Pasos al Éxito by clicking here.

Molalla Participants Graduate SBAH!

Molalla participants graduated from the SBAH program on Saturday, after completing the microenterprise training. The last day featured several guest speakers who presented on financial statements and answered questions on financing small businesses. We had speakers from Country Financial, Clackamas Federal Credit Union, and a small tax business. Their wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm for [...]

Bienvenidos!

Pasos al Éxito (PAE) is a two year, microenterprise development program that supports building the economic development capacity of rural Latino community participants in three ways: training in basic personal and business finance, instruction in starting a small microenterprise business, and access to mentorship, support, and resources as they take their first steps toward success.

This microenterprise development program is in Spanish and is designed to serve seven rural communities simultaneously over a two-year period.

The four major activities of the program include

  • Development of Local Partnerships
  • Financial Literacy Training (Money Smart)
  • Microenterprise Development Training (Starting a Business @ Home)
  • Follow-up and Mentorship Activities

RDI will be delivering Pasos al Éxito in partnership with local Latino-based community organizations and statewide and regional resource providers to ensure local stewardship and an authentic experience.

To learn more about RDI's Latino leadership programs, contact Mayra Arreola at marreola@rdiinc.org. You can also read about our Spanish language offerings in the Spanish section of our website.



Pasos al Éxito Partners:

State and Regional Resources 


Office of Economic and Business Equity

Business Oregon

Oregon Microenterprise Network (OMEN)

Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)

OCF Latino Partnership Program


Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs

IRS

Links to Other RDI Information:

Download a Project Description PDF in Spanish
Download a Project Description PDF in English
RDI Services: Latino Services
RDI Services: Economic Vitality