Editor Note: As a rule, all Idea Cafe grant winners provide monthly reports on how their business is doing since receiving Idea Cafe's Grant. Here is the first update from Gerhard Guevarra, owner of All-American Fencing Academy, where he passes on his business wisdom and entrepreneurial spirit, and shares thoughts on how to use the grant money most effectively to take his business to the next level.
The All-American Fencing Academy has now survived two summers as a fully fledged LLC. Since 2003, the All-American Fencing Academy has been in existence, providing fencing programs, but it had existed upon the shoulders of Parks and Recreation programs and other community sponsored activities. In 2008, the All-American Fencing Academy took a flying leap into the small business world.