My name is Taqiyya and I am the owner of Hughes Bakery. My business has been established since 2017 and is ready time for a store front.
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Learn MoreThe inspiration for my business is my late sister Lucretia. I’ve been baking since I was a child because my parents are caterers and my specialty since I was young has always been strawberry shortcake from that strawberry shortcake. My sister saw the potential in my talent and always told me to start my own cake business she passed away in 2010 and I made my dream a reality in 2017. I have yet to open a storefront where I know my business will take off because of the feedback on social med
How do you stay motivated?I stay motivated because my children are excited about what I do every birthday and holiday they get the perfect experience of what I offer in my dream is to make sure my children have the stability to not have to worry about their future, some fully motivated to login generational wealth for years to come.
What would you do with the $25,000?If I want 25,000 I would immediately start the process of opening my storefront and getting everything together right away and if my storefront is open before then, then I will take that money to continue to expand my business but right now the goal is to open the storefront And sell my treats to as many people who wants to buy them.
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