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Allentown Latina entrepreneur buys pest control business
Stacy Wescoe//September 4, 2024//
An Allentown woman says she believes she is the first Latina woman in the Lehigh Valley to own a pest control business with her recent purchase of All Affordable Pest Control.
The pest control company is located at 630 Hanover Ave., Allentown.
Brenda “Luna” Fernandez said she purchased the business from its previous owner, Macho Velez.
Jeff Barber of Lehigh Financial Group LLC in Allentown helped arrange the financing so that Fernandez could purchase the business from Velez, who is a friend. The purchase price was not disclosed. The business is 20 years old and well-established in the community.
Fernandez, who had previously owned a cleaning business, said she plans no changes to the pest control business other than to expand it.
“Everything will stay the same,” she said. “Nothing changes but the bosses.”
Fernandez said she learned the business was for sale when Velez talked to her about retiring and they were excited to make the transition.
