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This Culinary Launchpad Is One of Only a Handful in Existence KitchenCru in Portland, Ore. is a palatable option for food businesses.

By Michelle Goodman

This story appears in the September 2015 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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It seemed to former IT professional Michael Madigan that everywhere he looked in his home base of Portland, Ore., was brimming with food trucks, pop-up restaurants, DIY bakers, cheesemongers and condiment-makers selling at farmers markets.

"I asked myself, "Where do these folks cook?'" Madigan recalls. He also wondered if they could use some help growing their ventures.