Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center helps Bay Area small businesses survive
For almost seven years Lilia Vizcaino handled janitor duty at a coffee shop near UC Berkeley, cleaning up at closing time. But Vizcaino, who came from Mexico and now lives in Albany, wanted something better for her and her family. Today Vizcaino no longer mops floors at a coffee shop. She’s the owner of her own coffee shop, El Tiny Cafe in Berkeley. It’s a cute joint that caters to the neighborhood with Americanos and iced horchata lattes, made with coffee beans from women-owned farms in Mexico. The kitchen serves sandwiches, overnight oats and avocado toast with eggs and salsa matcha, and...
Source: eastbaytimes.com