- June 19, 2019Don McPeck started his business with only an idea. His gourmet food truck, Mess Hall Canteen, got started thanks to…
- 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 27, 2019The idea to start BoltAbout came to Matt Maxwell in November 2015, when he was frustrated by public transportation options.…
- 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…
- December 12, 2018In the fallout of the 2008 Great Recession, Daniel Palacios — then a real estate investor in San Diego —…
- October 24, 2018Manuel Guerrero grew up surrounded by a family of entrepreneurs. He embraced this spirit and chose to pursue his entrepreneurial…
- 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 19, 2018Civic San Diego provided Accion San Diego, a nonprofit microlender, $400,000 in lending capital from the Civic San Diego Loan…