- May 10, 2019Pancho Kachingwe founded The Hatch Oakland Bar & Restaurant in 2014 to cater to a booming downtown Oakland. "Everything was self-funded," he…
- March 13, 2019Carmel Honey Company (CHC) grew out of a passion for bees and earning good grades. As a 5th grade student…
- February 13, 2019Brenda Buenviaje had worked as a chef for years but lacked business experience. When she wanted to open her own…
- January 16, 2019DAD Services of Oakland, California is a janitorial company that specializes in providing top-notch commercial cleaning for San Francisco Bay…
- January 2, 2019Onigilly is a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in Japanese rice balls, called “onigiri.” Koji Kanematsu founded Onigilly in 2007, after noticing…
- November 28, 2018Jen Musty launched Batter Bakery in 2008 after two years of working on her plan and recipes. Since then, Batter…
- October 10, 2018"I felt like I had lost everything. When something like this happens, it’s hard to stay positive.” That’s how Mexican…
- August 15, 2018Keba Konte has demonstrated his commitment to creating good jobs for people in Oakland, California. In fact, over the years…
- July 9, 2018Before they started their business, Christopher McMichael and Maurion Gaines came together over their shared passion for music. In 2012…
- May 10, 2018If several years ago you would have told Alicia Villanueva that she would be making over 40,000 tamales a month,…