San Diego has a lot of tourism competition, and if you're a small, minority business it can be tough to make a name for yourself. But the San Diego Tourism Authority is giving minority-owned businesses like Ocean Connectors a bigger platform to grow. Growing up in San Diego, one might assume hanging out on the beach and in the ocean is a way of life. But one nonprofit CEO says that's not always the case. “You'd be surprised how many students have never been on the water, have never been to the beach, they just don't have access. There's no transportation, there's language barriers,” said Janaira Quigley, CEO Ocean Connectors. In 2007, Ocean Connectors saw the need to educate children about San Diego’s ecosystem. Each year the nonprofit educates 10,000 South Bay students in grades TK-12 about being good environmental stewards at no cost. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-tourism-authority-minority-owned-businesses/509-e86356b9-f7e5-4451-b7d4-65f82d4e1a77