Gianluca also operates 54 Mint in San Francisco, and he has learned a lot about owning restaurants over the years: “Montesacro is the result of amazing teamwork of our 15 employees, and giving your family of employees room to prove themselves has good results. A successful restaurant is not based on the number of customers served in one day but in the number of customers dying to come back,” he explains.
McMullen, owned by Sherri McMullen and supported by her three employees, is a boutique that offers designer and high end clothing to women in the Oakland area. The focus of McMullen is to help women feel and look their best offering a range of designers, mostly emerging female designers from around the world. In…
Katie Taylor, Main Street’s Vice President – Marketing & Executive Projects, interviews Lee Lambert. Lee has over 30 years of experience in management consulting, financial services, corporate and business development and startup companies. He has served on the Board of Directors for several private and one publicly traded company. Click here to read more about…
Our partner Forest Restaurant Supply has multiple ways they can support your food business. Forest Store: you can find a variety of restaurant equipment, furniture, and supplies to get your business to exactly where you want it. Their team is knowledgeable about their products and can help you make the best choice for your…
Walter E. Allen, a Navy veteran, started Acumen Building Enterprise in 1994 to help pay for graduate school. That small one-person consulting firm became a corporation in 2002. Acumen now has 40 employees and works with major transit agencies across the country to provide transit and transportation infrastructure development coupled with strategic technology solutions designed…
This article was written by Steve Nicastro and originally appeared on NerdWallet on May 17, 2017. It is shared with permission. Debt is a necessary part of running a small business. A business loan, line of credit or a business credit card can help your company hire new employees, purchase equipment and finance growth. But…
Luxurious Nail Boutique prides itself on being culturally diverse, clinically clean, and client-centric. Their staff of professional technicians are friendly and provide top-of-the-line work. The business opened in January 2017, and now has three employees. Richard offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs: “When you ask for money, make sure you can answer any question about…
“I opened my first restaurant venture with a loan from Main Street Launch, and without that loan I could have never gotten open,” remembers Calvin.
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At Main Street Launch, we believe strong partnerships are key to helping our clients start and grow small businesses that thrive, creating opportunity for the owners, their families, and their employees. Townsquared is one of our valued partners in helping small businesses connect with each other. Townsquared is a free online community just for…
