Congrats to the CBA Graduating class of Fall 2025!

Congratulations to the Fall 2025 graduating class of the Community Business Academy!  We believe in the power of entrepreneurship to transform lives and build thriving, sustainable communities. Since the program’s launch in Fall 2019, we’re proud to have supported almost 400 graduates and the talented business owners they’ve become!

View the full album from the graduation ceremony held December 5th, 2025 at Royal Missionary Baptist.

Thank you to Freehand Media for capturing the images, and to the City of Goose Creek, the Town of James Island, and many others for their partnership and support of this important community offering.

Community Business Academy Graduates

Allen Walters, AR Landworks

Alonda Heyward, Journey Threads

Ashley Felder, 2 Queens Quikmart

Brian Wilson, Sea Soap Co.

Charithy Bryant, Southern Lips Cosmetics

Charles James, Harbor Hound Cigars

Courtney Simmons, Wax Hand Creations of Charleston

Crystal Davis, MaternaLink Consulting, LLC

Curtrice Dorsey, Dorsey Edge Consulting

Grace Jennings, Grace Jennings Studio

Jeremy Reynolds, Smash City Burgers

Laurin Legare, Pluff Mud Hospitality

Rhonda Walters, Business Idea

TaShunda James, Harbor Hound Cigars

Tiffany Rivers, Monroe Hamilton Consulting

La Academia Empresarial de la Comunidad

Ana Silvia Avella Palacios, Cakecup + By Anna

Elvis Nataly Bastidas Faridas, Natifacleaning, LLC

Erika Cortes de Fonseca, Casa de Mainha, LLC

Frayma Arellano, Enterate Insurance

Jazmin Andrea Diaz Garcia, Westbrook Bonsai

Luis Carlos Hernandez Morelo, Roccostore

Luz Erika Cortes Zapata, Luz & Esencia, LLC

Maria Alejandra Rios Giraldo, Pleasant Maids

Milena Marin, Meganails

Nadine Salazar, Remodeling Go

Tarcio Davidson Lopes Cortez, Casa de Mainha, LLC