If you've ever said "I love piroshki SO MUCH that I would LITERALLY PAY MONEY to have a piroshki place in the Haight," have we got an opportunity for you.
AйDa Tvelova started her piroshki business, AйDa Piroshki, in Bernal Heights 2011. Via Kiva Zip loans (a loan crowdsourcing site), she was able to purchase a vehicle and expand into catering. Now, she's running another Kiva Zip loan to move to Haight Ashbury where there's more foot traffic than Bernal. AйDa is backed by La Cocina, San Francisco's incubator kitchen, as well as Centro Community's Entrepreneur Readiness Program, and you can read more about her story at Centro's newsletter. She's looking to raise $25,000 (Kiva's largest zip loan to date) by September. If you're interested in helping her out, you can kick in some cash here. If you donate before 6/21, your amount will be tripled, so now's a good time to do it. Good luck, AйDa! If you need us, we'll be over here, dreaming of a little piroshki shop to call our own.
AйDa Tvelova started her piroshki business, AйDa Piroshki, in Bernal Heights 2011. Via Kiva Zip loans (a loan crowdsourcing site), she was able to purchase a vehicle and expand into catering. Now, she's running another Kiva Zip loan to move to Haight Ashbury where there's more foot traffic than Bernal. AйDa is backed by La Cocina, San Francisco's incubator kitchen, as well as Centro Community's Entrepreneur Readiness Program, and you can read more about her story at Centro's newsletter. She's looking to raise $25,000 (Kiva's largest zip loan to date) by September. If you're interested in helping her out, you can kick in some cash here. If you donate before 6/21, your amount will be tripled, so now's a good time to do it. Good luck, AйDa! If you need us, we'll be over here, dreaming of a little piroshki shop to call our own.
