With Oak and Otter Brewing Co., a Cal Poly graduate turned his passion into a business. “I’ve been brewing for about 10 years now out of my backyard,” Head Brewer and General Manager Dylan Roddick said. “I’m pretty passionate about it.” Roddick is a Cal Poly alumnus and former football player. He said he had […]
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What is fintech? New club helps prepare students for digitizing business workforce
As companies look to hire more technology students instead of traditional accounting students, fintech club members said students need to be prepared for the changing field.
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Selling 100 products in 11 weeks: A look inside ITP 467
Selling100 products in 11 weeks Kiana Hunziker January 10, 2020 0 A miniature portable garden, a multipurpose cart and a hitch cover that doubles as a locker were once just mere ideas. Now, they are the latest products of Cal Poly’s industrial technology and packaging (ITP 467) course. Applied Business and Production Management is a […]
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Student business sells original hand-crafted tie dye clothing
After meeting at this year’s Week of Welcome (WOW), two students realized they both had unique talents that could mesh together to create something even better. Business junior Tyler Boylan and sociology junior Emma Veach formed a business selling hand-crafted tie-dye garments. “Our brand is called Eye’d Dye 4 U,” Veach said. Veach said she […]
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Alumna’s convertible heels dubbed the ‘perfect’ holiday gift on Ellen
“So what you want to do is you want to take your heel off, and you have a flat,” Kym Douglas said in the episode. “I just took my heel off. Look, I got flat shoes.”
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SLO cannabis industry leaders say they are tired of jumping through hoops
The Central Coast Cannabis Council (C4) hopes to “create a regulatory system where the deserving companies and the deserving people can get licensed” in the area, according to C4 President Adam Laurent.
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Local baker delivers organic, fresh bread straight to campus — on his bike
Sam Denicola bakes up to 60 loaves a week and sells them to community members through his mobile shop, SLO Bread Bike.
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Two cannabis businesses coming to SLO with more on the way
Weed is now in San Luis Obispo — for official business.
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Long-awaited Taqueria Santa Cruz Foothill location is now open for business
Taqueria Santa Cruz Express is now open between Domino’s Pizza and Milk In It on Foothill Boulevard. Gonzalo Hernandez, co-owner of Taqueria Santa Cruz with his brother Victor, said he hopes the new location will level out their customers. He said he expects the Foothill location to be busy with college students from Cuesta College […]
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New ‘exotic’ restaurant to offer bison, ostrich and elk burgers
Have you ever wanted to try an ostrich burger? Now is your chance
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Alumni startup Stash-it makes storage a community experience
In summer 2017, housing authorities told Cal Poly alumnus Kurt Winter he was not allowed to park his boat in his driveway. Winter began looking for short-term storage units in the Bay Area and said he was appalled by the high prices he encountered. He concluded that some alternative storage option was needed. As a […]