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51%

51% #1710: Women in Business, Part Two

By Jesse King
Published May 1, 2022 at 5:25 PM EDT
Aneesa Waheed is the chef behind Tara Kitchen, which has locations in Schenectady, Troy, and Guilderland, New York, as well as Wildwood, New Jersey.
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Aneesa Waheed is the chef behind Tara Kitchen, which has locations in Schenectady, Troy, and Guilderland, New York, as well as Wildwood, New Jersey.

On this week’s 51%, we continue our series on women in business. Capital Region restaurateur Aneesa Waheed reflects on the success of her growing restaurant chain, Tara Kitchen, and Laura Mann, vice president of business resources for the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, offers up some advice on how to start a business.

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51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. It's produced by Jesse King. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue.

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Jesse King is the host of WAMC's national program on women's issues, "51%," and the station's former Hudson Valley bureau chief. She has also produced episodes of the WAMC podcast "A New York Minute In History."
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