When Port Product Lab launched in January 2020, the group’s goal was to help small Oakland business owners improve their products, whether they are a technology-focused youth training company or a catering firm that sells food and beverages. The pandemic slowed them down, but now, with funding from the Small Business Development Center, Port Product Lab has launched a 4-week incubator program and is currently working with their second cohort, who will finish on June 10.
“We’re trying to reach folks in this last year who have maybe lost their business or need to find a new revenue stream,” Ari Takata-Vasquez, program director for the Port Product Lab, said. “We’re trying to support them in the process because it’s so hard to do all…
