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How This Former Engineer Found His Appetite for Business as a Restaurant Franchisee

By taking a spot behind the counter, Danny Banwait is finding a way to get ahead.
They’ve got a lot on their plates: Danny and Darshana Banwait of Black Bear Diner.

Four years ago, Danny Banwait, a mechanical engineer, and his wife, Darshana, a chemical engineer, were working in Silicon Valley. Their goal was to get out of the hectic tech world and own a business, but it wasn’t until their daughter was born that they made some serious life choices.

Danny followed through on a tip that a Bay Area investor was selling two Black Bear

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