The Chinatown Fresno Foundation has a new space to help accelerate business startups on their road to success. And the foundation Tuesday will cut the ribbon on two startups’ new homes, where they’ve covered six months’ worth of rent and utilities for the businesses. The Chinatown Fresno Foundation will debut the new Pop-Up Place storefront at 1029 F St.
for clothing store Vintage Drip and Judging by the Cover: A Bookstore The foundation covered six months’ rent and utilities in hopes the business owners can establish themselves and eventually find a permanent home, said Monica Valero, business development director with the foundation. The foundation will assess the program after the six-month period to see if they will continue it, Valero said. “They’re going to begin a journey that not only will bring success to their ideas, but ideally, we want them to expand possibilities for established microenterprises here in Chinatown,” Valero said.
“We want them to foster entrepreneurship, community engagement and strategic planning. All in all, the initiative is just to generate success, cultural richness for job growth, a sound economy, and improve quality of life for Chinatown.” Pop-Ups, Chinatown’s Symbiotic Relationship Vintage Drip sells retro apparel from t-shirts to jeans, shoes, and hats.
Co-owner Rick Gonzalez also owns TNT Collectibles and Blue Shell Gaming, both in northwest Fresno. Vintage Drip operated out of TNT before finding its new home at the Po.