Niky and Martha from MAIZ - Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year

Congratulations to Martha and Nicky! Read the full Bangor Daily News article below.

NOMINATED BY GRACE MO-PHILLIPS, WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER

While Maine might not jump out as the place to find good Colombian food, Maiz and its owners Niky Amaris and Martha Leonard are proving that assumption wrong. The couple met ten years ago in Cartagena, Colombia, and in 2017 they decided to bring their shared love of Colombian food and culture back to Martha’s home state of Maine. Starting out in the Public Market House incubator space in Portland with a small investment, they have been seeing gradual growth and expansion in the past few years. READ ON