Website: <\/strong>http:\/\/www.mysweetlux.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Phone: <\/strong>832-413-1625<\/p>\n You might not believe it, but the lemon bars, cakes, and other Sweet Luxuries treats featured in caf\u00e9s\u00a0and stores around Houston weren\u2019t just made that morning\u2014they\u2019ve been in the works for almost 15\u00a0years.<\/p>\n It was back in 2001 when, having fond memories of the time her and her mother had spent baking\u00a0together, Heather first wrote up her idea for bringing quality baked goods to the Houston market. Her\u00a0vision: Sweet Luxuries, a bakery bringing people pastries made with the same attention and love that\u00a0went into the ones she made growing up.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t until 2011 that Heather made the leap from teaching to baking, and she made sure she\u2019d land\u00a0on her feet. Seeking out mentors through SCORE, taking courses from the University of Houston\u2014she\u00a0surrounded herself with partners and resources that would make her that much more successful.<\/p>\n One of those partners was the Bayou Microfund, which first met Heather in 2013 at a networking event.\u00a0Confident in Heather\u2019s product, approach, and attitude, BMF was quick to secure her the funds needed\u00a0to access better equipment, more space, and more retail and catering opportunities.<\/p>\n Now, headquartered in the Library Caf\u00e9, Sweet Luxuries has grown in both reputation and sales, and in\u00a0May, Heather will make the final payment on her BMF loan.<\/p>\n \u2014reach out to us at bm@bayoumicrofund.org<\/a> or call 832-680-0977, and together we can write the next success story.<\/p>\n Andy Meyer \u2013 Bayou Microfund Staff<\/p>\n![\"pecanpraline\"](\"http:\/\/www.bayoumicrofund.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pecanpraline.png\")
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