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A NEW WAVE FOR AFRICAN INGRIDEINTS

June 10th, 2019

With a wide selection of grains, sauces, marinades, and juices, an energized generation of black entrepreneurs are bringing sub-Saharan products to the mainstream..

LOCAL BUSINESS WOMAN WINS AWARD BY JOURNAL STAFF

February 1, 2019

We launched the Cleary Insurance Boston Business Risk Awards to honor the entrepreneurs and small business leaders in our community who take bold business risks and reap the rewards. We received many..

MAKOMAS RECEIVES $75,000 FROM PEPSICO AWARD

Oct. 23, 2018

Boston, Mass. – Makomas, an organic beverage company that features superfood ingredients from West Africa..

MEET THE CLEARY INSURANCE BOSTON BUSINESS RISK AWARDS FINALISTS

January 16th, 2019

We launched the Cleary Insurance Boston Business Risk Awards to honor the entrepreneurs and small business leaders in our community who take bold business risks and reap the rewards. We received many..

THESE 19 MASSCHALLENGE STARTUPS JUST WON $1.65M

October 17, 2018

Nineteen of Boston’s most promising early-stage startups won a total of $1.65 million at Wednesday night’s MassChallenge awards ceremony...

SIXTH BOSTON WIN LAB COHORT ANNOUNCED!

September 12, 2018

Babson College’s Boston WIN Lab® is excited to announce the 2018-2019 cohort, bringing in nineteen teams from a diverse set of industries ranging from fashion and food to web-enabled software solutions..

MEET MAGBE SAVANE OF MAKOMAS IN REVERE

July 3, 2018

Today we’d like to introduce you to Magbè Savané.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
My story begins many years..

BOSTON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL: MAKOMAS

August 21, 2015

Today I am featuring another awesome vendor who will be at the 2015 Boston Local Food Festival on Sunday, September 20th!..

ENTREPRENEUR BOTTLES FAMILY RECIPES

May 13, 2015

MAKOMAS DRAWS ON FOUNDER’S IVORY COAST HERITAGE, MAKES HEADWAY WITH LOCAL RETAILERS

Magbè Savané came to the United States from the Ivory Coast with dreams of being a doctor, but life intervened — she got married and felt the urge to start a family, so she did. However, her desire to pursue a career remained and she turned to a family juice-making tradition to start her..