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Growing up, David Benton, the owner of Sugarsweet Cookie and Cake Studio, was not exposed to baking. He went on to California Culinary School to become a chef. During his studies there, he took an introductory baking class and immediately fell in love...

This post was written by Steve Nicastro and originally appeared on NerdWallet on September 6, 2017.  It is reposted here with permission.
More people are trading in commutes and cubicles for couches and coffee shops: As of 2016, 43% of employees worked remotely at least part of the time, up from 39% in 2012, according to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report....

Centro Community Partners fosters socioeconomic change by providing business advisory services and leadership programs to rising yet underserved entrepreneurs who want to launch or grow their businesses and create jobs in their communities.
Centro offers a Basic Entrepreneurship Program, an Advanced Entrepreneurship Program, and a Small Business Advisor Program.  In the basic program, entrepreneurs at an idea stage meet in person for nine weeks to develop their basic business plan.  In...

Nido opened on Oak Street in Oakland, and since then, more small businesses have opened in the Jack London Square area.  When you visit their space, you get great cocktails, incredible plates of food, and a welcoming and fun ambiance.
“Cory McCollow and his wife Silvia used their loan to open the doors to their Oakland restaurant, Nido, which means nest in Spanish. It was the perfect location for their Latin American inspired dishes created with local produce, and their bar that is...