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Biz Leaders in Hyde and Jackson Squares Aim to Work Together

Michel Soltani, center, owner of the Brendan Behan Pub, makes a point during a meeting of Hyde and Jackson Square business owners at The Haven on May 13, 2015.
Michel Soltani, center, owner of the Brendan Behan Pub, makes a point during a meeting of Hyde and Jackson Square business owners at The Haven on May 13, 2015.

[Editor’s note: This report is being reproduced in English by kind arrangement with El Mundo Newspaper, where it originally appeared.]

Business owners in two of Boston’s most Latino neighborhoods, Hyde and Jackson squares in Jamaica Plain, aim to work together to bring in more customers.

Latina Entrepreneurs Aim to Thrive as Hyde Square Changes

Damaris Pimentel, owner of Ultra Beauty Salon, colors Rose Moorachian's hair. November 2014.

Damaris Pimentel, owner of Ultra Beauty Salon, colors Rose Moorachian’s hair. November 2014. Credit: Esther Ro

Running a small business is no easy task. Just ask longtime Jamaica Plain entrepreneurs Damaris Pimentel and Patria Valenzuela.

The two business pioneers face the challenge of thriving in the midst of a gentrifying neighborhood.