'Starting Small in the Food Business with Christine Nguyen of Mama Crunk\'s Pies'

'Starting Small in the Food Business with Christine Nguyen of Mama Crunk\'s Pies'
27:52 Jun 15, 2021
'We\'re excited to share with you our conversation with Christine Nguyen, where she discusses how went from a culinary career in D.C. to starting a pie business in Chattanooga, TN. Christine launched the fastest Kiva crowdlending campaign yet in our region last year, and has plans to open a cafe in the near future. You can follow Mama Crunk\'s Pies on social media (https://www.facebook.com/mamacrunkspies/) or on their website (https://www.mamacrunkspies.com/). After hearing this conversation, we hope you will be inspired to place an order, support one of their pop-ups, or check out their cafe when it opens in the future.  _ _ _ _  0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:55 - What is Mama Crunk\'s Pies? 0:07:00 - Start to Christine\'s Career 0:09:00 - Moving to Chattanooga 0:11:00 - Getting into Pies 0:14:05 - Starting a Business 0:17:42 - Experience with Kiva 0:22:53 - How the Community Can Support Christine and Other Food Entrepreneurs 0:24:25 - Advice for Entrepreneurs Starting a Food Business 0:26:30 - Close Out  _ _ _ _  Resources mentioned in this conversation:  Learn more about Kiva—a crowdlending platform that allows entrepreneurs to raise up to $10,000—at http://colab.co/kiva.  Our partners at TSBDC offer a number of workshops and other resources for entrepreneurs in our region. You can learn more at https://www.tsbdc.org/chscc/.  Learn more about the Proof Bar and Food Incubator opening on MLK Boulevard at https://www.proofincubator.com/.  If you are looking to start a business or grow an existing business, go to our website at http://colab.co/wayfinding to schedule a meeting with one of our team members so we can discuss the best path to support you.' 
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