El Pájaro Community Development Corporation
646 E. Alisal St., Salinas, (831) 722‑1224, elpajarocdc.org
“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do,” Steinbeck observed. Of course, saying and doing are different matters. A lot of things can block the road to success. But there is help. El Pájaro Community Development Corporation is a nonprofit business incubator that is particularly focused on aiding entrepreneurs who often face the greatest obstacles: women and minorities in Monterey County and beyond. They provide resources, tools and training in English and Spanish. Watsonville‑based El Pájaro CDC opened a new office in Salinas on Aug. 30, with a Regional Women’s Business Center designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration.