"HOPE + GROWTH"
Shawnniecakes Cafe
Shawnniecakes Cafe owner LeShawn Smith talks about what is next for her growing Cedar Rapids business. She also hopes to inspire Black women to follow her footsteps into entrepreneurship.
🎥 Filming by: Heidi Kraus and Nik Heftman
💻 Edit by: Heidi Kraus
This is the third and final part of our series of stories about Shawnniecakes Cafe in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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