Yvonne
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About Yvonne (How Savers Are Selected)
Yvonne has always enjoyed baking, and her friends had been telling her for years, ﾓyou should sell this. In 2002, she did finally take her friends' advice and began making candy out of her home and selling it through street fairs. She saw an unmet demand for quality southern-style baked goods in her Bayview neighborhood. She left a long career working for the city of San Francisco and in 2006 she realized her dream of opening her own store, Pralines by Yvonne. Yvonne is a single parent raising her 6-year-old daughter in the neighborhood she has lived in for over 20 years. Although her business is successful, she still finds saving for her EARN account to be a challenge, especially in recent times. She bakes her southern-style candy, cookies, cupcakes, cakes and pies off-site in a commercial kitchen that charges her between $300 and $400 per month. Her savings and match will help her purchase on-site commercial ovens for her storefront, which will eventually lower her costs and increase her profits.
For now, you can visit her in person or online at www.pralinesbyyvonne.com.
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In memory of my friend, Stephanie.
