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The Waffle Experience

Restaurant & Entertainment, Veteran-Owned Business LendingBy Miguel GarciaJune 7, 2016

The Waffle Experience offers a large menu for breakfast and lunch, all centered around waffles. If you’ve never tried a burger on a waffle or a salad with a waffle base, these guys have you covered.

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Bernal Cutlery

San Francisco Business LendingBy Joyce WindrossMay 31, 2016

Bernal Cutlery offers several classes that cover breaking down fish and vegetables with Japanese techniques, everyday Western knife skills, and Japanese Whetstone sharpening.

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Jenny Pennywood

San Francisco Business LendingBy Joyce WindrossMay 24, 2016

In 2008, Jen Garrido was exclusively working as a fine artist in several galleries. When the recession hit, everything stopped. Jen has always been business-driven and created work for herself, so she got creative about other ways to use her experience as an artist to make money.

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Barron Ross

Oakland Business LendingBy Joyce WindrossMay 10, 2016

Ed’s business works passionately to support their clients and their families to plan and pay for long-term care. His $50,000 Main Street Launch loan helped upgrade their technology and systems, so they could spend more of their time with clients, and less on arduous record keeping.

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Kingston 11

Oakland Business LendingBy Joyce WindrossMay 10, 2016

Kingston 11 is truly a part of Oakland, and their business employs 30 people from the community. Nigel notes, “Oakland is a diverse city, and we want our restaurant to reflect the community. From our management team to our customer service approach, we reflect Oakland.”

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Cafe Santana

Oakland Business LendingBy Katie TaylorApril 29, 2016

Richard Santana first read about the benefits of fresh roasted coffee while on a plane. Thirteen years later, he now owns a successful coffee roasting business in Oakland.

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Artesanias Mexicanas El Sol

Oakland Sustainability ProgramBy Katie TaylorApril 18, 2016

Rocio Navarro wanted to start a business to be her own boss. In June 2015, she took over Artesanias Mexicanas El Sol from her sister, and now she runs the business largely on her own.

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Milagros de Mexico

Oakland Sustainability ProgramBy Katie TaylorMarch 3, 2016

Mauricio Simbeck was inspired to open Milagros de Mexico, a health and wellness retain chain, because of his desire to bring resources to an underserved community in Oakland.

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MeetGeraldine

Oakland Business LendingBy Katie TaylorDecember 10, 2015

Now, their newest venture, MeetGeraldine, offers their clients the best of both of their brains: digital strategy and development from Geraldine and planning and branding support from Lauren.

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Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack

San Francisco Business LendingBy Katie TaylorDecember 10, 2015

Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack, located on 3230 Mission Street in San Francisco, is the culmination of Emily Kaplan’s life-long career working in the restaurant business and was almost a lost dream.

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