Name of owner(s): Mariela Treviño
When was business created: June 2021
When did you start with Mercado: The summer of 2022 was my first season at Mercado. I am currently in my 2nd year.
Why was the business created:
Because I love rosaries and collect rosaries and I wanted to share with the world how beautiful rosaries are or can be. I also love finance and spreadsheets and can be a little "numbers obsessive" sometimes so the fun part for me was getting home after an event and counting my money and counting my inventory and tracking it on an Excel spreadsheet and doing trend, cost and projection analyses. Honestly, I also did it for me. I am the most happy when I am around people and contributing to something. That's probably why I volunteer so much! Small businesses pay taxes that go back into our community and the community also helps support local by shopping with us. That's why I always turn it around and also become the consumer and buy my tacos at Mercado each friday!
Favorite item to sell or most popular item to sell:
There's a white bead rosary with red flower petal 'our father' beads with the Virgen of Guadalupe centerpiece that has sold out 3 times on me already. I also have a gold colored rosary with the Virgen of Guadalupe centerpiece that is very popular.
Name of owner(s): Anthony & Laura Mata-Bolandi
When was business created: April 2023
When did you start with Mercado: 2023
Why was the business created:
It first started as a hobby and I was giving them to friends and family but everybody started encouraging me to sell the products because they are very unique and beautiful. It was also my son’s idea to sell at the Mercado to encourage Latino owned small business.
Favorite item to sell or most popular item to sell:
Our avocado keychains and earrings are our best sellers!
Name of owner(s): Jasmine Rizo
When was business created: March 2020
When did you start with Mercado: 2023
Why was the business created:
I’ve always loved baking & cooking! I’ve been making pastries, desserts & cakes since I was about 8 years old. I am an Nurse but my heart was always in foods I graduated with my bachelors culinary arts school 2022. And while in school descuides to do a bakery business to build clientele and soon be able to have a brick and mortar cafe bakery shop.
Favorite item to sell or most popular item to sell:
chocoflan , churro cheesecake & Pastel de tres Leches