When Alex Urquhart and Mariah Durand got married beneath the towering redwoods of Humboldt County, they never expected that their wedding would eventually inspire a business venture. But that’s exactly what happened. After falling in love with Humboldt, the couple decided to take a leap—turning their wedding-day experience into a full-time entrepreneurial journey.

North Edge has been officially certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s...

North Edge, in partnership with the California Finance Consortium (CFC), has received a part of a $300,000 grant from Wells Fargo.