LISC Digital Growth Accelerator - Meet the Entrepreneurs

Over 7 weeks, small businesses from multiple industry sectors work with their own consulting teams in the LISC Digital Growth Accelerator.  Many participating entrepreneurs have celebrated the growth they have already seen through quick results and many more are embarking on the next steps needed to double their revenue through the provided digital strategies.

Iyvees Everything Honey Photo

Iyvees Everything Honey

Ivy Lawson, Founder and CEO

Iyvees is a Boston-based firm that produces and sells all-natural honey-based cosmetics and honey. Founder and CEO Ivy Lawson’s business grew through the pandemic, laying the foundation to open two new brick and mortar retail locations this summer. She is now utilizing more digital tools and strategies to reach new customer segments, raise brand awareness online, streamline her operations and continue her growth, nationally and internationally. Visit Ivyees.com

Dugu, Inc. - Yamacu Photo

Dugu, Inc. - Yamacu

Salimata Bangoura, Founder-Degu

Dugu, a West African Fusion Cuisine food and beverage delivery business affected by the pandemic, pivoted to providing a single product, "Yamacu." It's a popular natural ginger juice sourced from local produce. Owner Salimata Bangoura's growth strategy involves using new digital tools to develop print and digital marketing collateral and materials for use at a few hundred farmer's markets offline and to raise brand awareness, promoting the product to reach new and existing clients. Visit www.drinkyamacu.com

They took what I had in my head and breathed life into it. It breathed life into my business. I am forever grateful.
— Salimata Bangoura, Yamacu-Dagu, Inc.

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