2024 Projects:

Project 1: Cristo and Margaret’s Meat Market

ESMS worked with a local graphic designer to design an A-Frame to increase visibility for the corner market. To increase customer awareness, ESMS designed a market flyer which they distributed throughout the neighborhood calling on residents to ‘shop local’ and letting them know what is available.

Project 2: Fadil African Hair Braiding

We are excited to be working with Fadil on a complete renewal of their marketing _. This includes a new A-Frame sign, business cards, menus, and a new logo. We have also provided coaching for team management and information on booking systems and website upgrades.

Project 3: La Cosecha

ESMS has worked with La Cosecha throughout their transfer of ownership and was there every step of the way providing guidance and technical assistance. Interior floorplans were updated and menus were redesigned in-house saving the small business thousands of dollars while ensuring they are compliant with city standards. ESMS provided technical assistance for the CV and Health licenses and facilitated ServSafe training for the owners.

Project 4: Los Paisanos

ESMS facilitated a digital capacity project for Los Paisanos this year. Clementine Productions worked with the owner one-on-one over the course of 8 weeks to teach social media marketing and produce content. ESMS also provided technical support renewing CV and Health Food Licenses

Project 5: Ola Cafe

ESMS worked closely with a local graphic designer and a web designer to create a paper menu and a website for Ola Cafe concurrently. This included coordinating with a local photographer to take professional photos of menu items. Already a neighborhood institution, Ola Cafe was ready to expand its customer base by increasing its digital presence.

Project 6: Marilene’s Day Spa

ESMS facilitated a digital capacity project between Marilene’s Day Spa and Clementine Productions. This resulted in a beautiful video telling the owner’s story and showing the inside of the space and the services offered. This video also came with a cache of smaller clips and photos that the owner can use for social media content.

Project 7: Sisters Caribbean Restaurant

ESMS worked with Sisters to design and print new business cards, helped them with Temporary Food Permits for Carnaval 2025 and their annual license renewals. Looking to the future, we are excited to begin work on their Catering License and an updated paper menu for the restaurant.

Project 8: Tulum Mexican Cuisine

ESMS has assisted Tulum with their parking permit application. Currently ESMS is assisting Tulum with registering as a minority-owned business as well as grant applications.

Project 9: Rincon Mexicano Somerville

This year we have worked with Rincon to establish them as an SDO and have assisted them with all of their licensing renewals.

Project 10: Lotus Xpress

We have worked with Lotus on their Temporary Food Permit application for Carnaval as well as our Food Voucher Program which provides mutual benefit to small businesses and community members facing food insecurity.

Project 11: The Blessing Hair salon

ESMS assisted The Blessing, then Hair Brasil, as they relocated from 85 to 87 Broadway. ESMS assisted with updating licenses with the State and utility transfers.

Project 12: La Brasa Restaurant

We have worked with La Brasa on a few projects this year, including taking professional photographs of the menu items to be used for marketing and updated menus for private events. We have also designed advertisements for La Brasa and Fat Hen for The Somerville Times.

Project 13: Marlon’s Barbers

In this past year we have worked closely with Marlon’s Barbers, designing business cards for each individual barber and working with the owner on multiple grant applications.