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Saahas for Cause is a non-profit organization that strives to uplift the quality of life of the South Asian community living in Southern California.
This population faces many hurdles in realizing their American dream of a good career with job satisfaction, a small business from the comfort of their home or office, or to be a highly successful entrepreneur. Lack of knowledge, resources and a push in the right direction, can be the roadblocks.
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Recognizing this gap in service, Saahas for Cause decided to connect advice seekers to the leaders from the business community in Southern California. Thus, Start Grow Scale, a free annual networking event with continued year-long mentorship was born in the last year, 2022 in collaboration with TIE SoCal.
30 Saahas for Cause staff and volunteers, and 10Saahas youth interns put in 4 months of planning, tireless outreach in the community to encourage mentors to give their time and expertise and; enroll mentees.
The Start Grow Scale event that concluded on July 15th, 2023, had 53 mentors of which 4 were walk-ins and 137 mentee registrations, of which 42 were walk-ins.
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The attendees ranged from high school students looking for professional internships to small business owners looking to establish and expand their businesses.
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. – H.E Luccock
When organizations and like-minded people come together, they create a partnership that supports, guides, and challenges the achievement of their goals.
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Start Grow Scale is one of many successful events that Saahas for Cause has conducted. As a community based organization, Saahas excels at community events. To know more about the Start Grow Scale program in 2024, please email us at sgs@saahasforcause.org.