SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Starting a business during the COVID-19 pandemic is no easy task, but two sisters in San Jose are proving hard work can help overcome the toughest hurdles.
The black women-owned business officially opens this Saturday, and ABC7 News was given a sneak peek of what’s brewing.
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Sisters and San Jose natives Be’Anka Ashaolu and Jeronica Macey are making their mark along South First Street, in the city’s SoFA district. Their coffee shop called Nirvana Soul has taken over the former Caffe Frascati site, in the historic Sainte Claire building.
“I was looking for something that was paradise, tropical- something that felt good,” Macey told ABC7 News. “And ‘nirvana’ just came up.”
She said the addition of “soul” just sounded right.
The new business is a dream come true for Macey who explained, “I’ve actually been in coffee for 17 years, starting here in Willow …