Dwayne Murillo is a young man with big dreams. For two years, he’s been running an informal juice stand out of the home on Nargusta Street in Belize City where he lives with his mom and uncle. Last year, Dwayne enrolled in PADF’s Youth Engagement Services program, funded by the U.S. Embassy in Belize. He completed a 3-month small business development and life skills training program, and received advisory services from Belize’s Small Business Development Centre (SBDC). With the help of SBDC and PADF program staff, he came up with a business plan and formally presented it to a committee, which granted him more than $700 in seed funding.
