Amos Louis, owner of ADF Handyman & Painting, LLC does pre-paint prep work on a home in El Cerrito, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Louis was helped by the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center to grow his business through business and marketing classes offered by the center. He was also recently awarded the Renaissance Emerging Entrepreneurship Award given out by the center. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

Richmond entrepreneur gets a hand building his dream

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Bay Area News Group

Richmond resident Amos Louis learned years ago how to paint homes and fix up buildings, but turning those skills into a successful, growing business was a new challenge he faced several years ago.

Born in Haiti, Louis had lived in a slew of cities before coming to the Bay Area from Florida years ago. He had picked up different jobs over the years, from jewelry making on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley to light construction work. But without a steady career, it was difficult to make a stable living, and he struggled financially. When he started his own handyman and painting business about five years ago, he didn’t even have a car, having to travel by bicycle and pick up whatever tools he could.

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