March 25, 2005 — Veron­ica Rivera […] is all cook­ing skills and enthu­si­asm, with lit­tle busi­ness know-how and means. She is the type of bud­ding entre­pre­neur that La Cocina, an incu­ba­tor kitchen in the Mis­sion Dis­trict, is look­ing to men­tor. The startup, which is seek­ing non­profit sta­tus, will help low-income women develop food ser­vice busi­nesses by pro­vid­ing com­mer­cial kitchen and stor­age spaces, men­tor­ship and busi­ness train­ing, as well as moral sup­port. Read more