Note: Journal of Manolo Betancur’s trip to the Ukraine-Poland border, from May 9 to 17, 2022, with the aim of delivering the aid collected by friends and clients of Manolos Bakery to people in refugee camps. Léelo en Español aquí. By Manolo Betancur DAY ONE My first impressions of Poland What has most impacted my […]
The lesson these generous hands taught me
The story that I am about to tell, it’s about the person behind the hands in the picture, five hundred dollars, and the lesson of love and wisdom that a 74 old baker in my bakery, taught me, while I am preparing my trip to Poland to complete my mission: deliver the money we collect […]
What can we do for the Ukrainian people?
I have been thinking all day long what can I do for Ukraine? From here in North Carolina what I am capable of doing, and this is what came to my head: First action to take: 10% ten percent of all my King Cake’s sales will go straight to this organization in Ukraine. ( Vet […]
Incommensurable, what happened to me a month and a day ago
By Manolo Betancur Speech Entrepreneurs Awards of Ideals 2022. These words were written a month ago in eastern Antioquia, on January 21, 2022 when we handed out the Entrepreneurs of Ideals awards. I am not one for refined words, rather I am quite “Lengui heavy”. With great pride I speak as much paisa as possible. […]
What does the award mean?
The Entrepreneurs of Ideals awards mean a space of gratitude with the origin, gratitude with the impact that the family and the customs of the town have, in your future success in business and in life. It is motivated by the social commitment of those entrepreneurs who have achieved success outside their hometown and recognize […]
Awards Terms
Evaluation detail by category. The Entrepreneurs of Ideals award has three categories and each of them has certain values, with which the nominees and winners must agree, defend their business model from their contribution to the community and especially their ability not to give up the most people to achieve their goals. 1.Contribution to the […]
AdolfSax Local Saxophonist Award
Category Winner Contribution to the community IDEALS ENTREPRENEURS AWARDS 2022 Adolf Sax was recognized for your courage in choosing culture, music, as a means to undertake in your personal and professional life. For being a graduate and beneficiary of the cultural center of El Carmen de Viboral and being grateful to the institution where he […]
D&M Cotton Sugar Award
Category Winners Defense of Human Ideals. IDEALS ENTREPRENEURS AWARDS 2022 D&M Algodones de Azúcar. Es un emprendimiento de dos personas discapacitadas, que de manera extraordinaria utilizar a cuatro personas con la misma condición. Ante la escasez de ofertas de empleo para ellos, Mauricio Echeverri (persona ciega) y David (con discapacidad motriz) decidir emprender, hace un […]
“I did it” is not only the end, it is the awareness of a better you.
My mother brought Rocky into my life. -“Rocky, ¿Do you believe that America is the land of opportunities?”- I was 8 years old the first time that I heard those words and those words marked me forever.
Press release Bread Hero USA 2021
A Latino is the new World Bread Hero USA, Overall Winner 2021. He was chosen by the TipTree Awards UK. and The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE). The Hero of Bread USA 2021, was born in Carmen de Viboral Antioquia, Colombia. He is the owner of Manolo’s Latin Bakery in Charlotte, North Carolina. Manolo Betancur […]
