Monetta White and David Lawrence are the owners of Black Bark BBQ. Black Bark BBQ is a quick serve barbecue restaurant in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. They offer Texas-style BBQ that emphases good quality, excellent service, affordable prices, and comfort food. Black Bark BBQ is known for their brisket, and in fact their restaurant is…
In 2017 Chris and Maurion joined Main Street Launch’s Entrepreneur in Residence program to grow their knowledge and expertise on the business part of their business. “We jumped in head first when we opened the store, learning the ins and outs as we went. Now we have a better understanding about why things work…
In 2004 Chef Ron’s Pastries started like many business: doing small orders here and there for family and friends. In 2015 brother and sister Ron and Rhonda Persons officially launched Chef Ron’s Pastries when an opportunity to work with the Golden State Warriors came to them. Since then, the business has been steadily growing, all…
Freedom Makers provides virtual assistant services to small business owners, with the services performed by military spouses. Freedom Makers is providing exceptional service to two audiences: business owners who need help managing their bookkeeping, marketing, and client communications (and more!) and military spouses who lack other work opportunities that are as mobile as they are.…
At Montesacro they make Pinsa, an ancestor of pizza. Their modern take on pinsa transforms the tradition of using leftover grains into their specially-blended flour that makes a dish that is low in calories and easy to eat. The first Pinseria in the United States, Montesacro also offers a selection of international wine and beer…
Reem’s is an Arab street corner bakery. They bring the warmth of Arab hospitality through fresh baked bread. Their specialty is man’oushe, a topped flatbread that you can share with friends or fold up and eat on the go, akin to a slice of pizza or burrito. Reem’s isn’t just a business. At the…
Michael Cran is a woodworker, artist, and entrepreneur. When he was in his 20s and still living in Canada, he visited his grandparents at their cabin where he first saw a boat that his uncle had made. After spending time around the boat, he decided that he was going to build his own boat someday.…
Kettle and Fire launched in August 2015. They offer the first shelf-stable bone broth in the United States, and they have a ton of happy customers. “We want to bring bone broth back to the American diet,” explains owner Justin Mares. All of their bone broths are made from organic, all natural ingredients that provide…
Adrian Hoffman and Ismael Macias always wanted to make fresh and quality seafood available to restaurant chefs like them in the Bay Area. In 2015, they founded Four Star Seafood to offer a more direct service: getting freshly caught seafood from fishermen to restaurant kitchens within 24 hours! Now, Four Star Seafood is a boutique…
Chuck Bragdon, retired U.S. Navy chief, founded Water Saver Solutions (WSS) in 2008. What started as a simple home improvement project has turned out to be so much bigger.
