
3 New recently opened restaurants you must check out in the Bay Area
The Bay Area food scene has truly evolved into something incredibly, amazing! Black Chefs are trailblazing the culinary industry with unique cuisines, from vegan, to soul food to farm-to-table freshness! Check out 3 Black owned recently opened restaurants! Vegan Mob Chef Toriano Gordon has "whipped up" our favorite soul food and barbecue, into vegan "delicious-ness"! Ladies and gentleman, introducing, Vegan Mob. Vegan Mob uses plant-based, healthy ingredients, but without mis

What 'social impact' truly means to our organization
Many of you may not know it but, I am an Oakland native. It was important to me to create a company that didn't just "simply exist", but one that leads with values that are in alignment with our company's mission. Collaboratively, we've partnered with mission-driven local businesses, leaders, and organizations to create initiatives that will impact the city of Oakland. Over the last year, we've focused much of our efforts on increasing our social impact initiatives by creati

Top strategies for boosting business sales from large local events, festivals, and concerts
. As a business owner, we’re always looking for ways to increase visibility of our products and services. If you’re not an event planner, you may not understand what the direct benefits are for using local events to increase sales and generate revenue. Small businesses can use events as an opportunity to Raise brand awareness Promote new products and services Attract to new customers Annual conferences and large-scale events have great impact on local economies. Record attend