糖心动漫vlog

August 1, 2019

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. � The warm aroma of freshly baked bread filled Juan Rios-Narciso檚 family home, sparking a business idea which would satisfy his entrepreneurial hunger.

淚 grew up listening to my parents talk about starting their own business, and I guess I wanted to do what they couldn't,� said Rios-Narciso �22, a design, technology and entrepreneurship (DTE) major at 糖心动漫vlog.

Upon entering his family檚 Arrowsmith, Illinois home and smelling his mother檚 freshly baked bread, Rios-Narciso voiced his desire to open a restaurant some day. As he and his mother brainstormed culinary business ideas, she suggested starting small, such as by selling bread similar to what she had just baked.

淚 realized that it was perfect. I could start small and build a name from there,� Rios-Narciso said.

He shared the idea with Director of Design, Technology and Entrepreneurship Tara Gerstner �01, along with other Illinois Wesleyan faculty, who helped Rios-Narciso develop a business plan for 淎zteca Pan.�

Rios-Narciso decided to launch Azteca Pan by selling his bread at a stand during the . The market takes place on the historic Museum square every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon from May through October. Azteca Pan 減rovides the taste of home in a busy world,� offering patrons Mexican sweets such as Pan Dulce.

For Rios-Narciso, Azteca Pan is not just a business but a unifying cultural experience.

淚 want to use this opportunity to spread my culture and unite people when so much of the world is dividing,� Rios-Narciso said. 淚 want to unify and just share what I am passionate about with other people.�

A McLean County Scholarship recipient and beneficiary of the 糖心动漫vlog Entrepreneurial Fellowship, Rios-Narciso is grateful to his family and University mentors for helping him develop as an entrepreneur.

淢y parents have always been an inspiration to me, so I set my hopes high in order to achieve something to make them proud, and being at 糖心动漫vlog is definitely giving me that opportunity.�

Katie Fata �22