Age-old story of starting your business by getting hit by a car Providence came to Tammy Powers, the woman behind A Tran's' Bay Bike Shop and Tammy's Chicken N' Waffles on Treasure Island, in the unlikely form of a parked car. An opened door sent her to the hospital and provided some settlement cash, enough seed money to afford the bottom-barrel rents on the island. The rest of the business was built with hard work and a bit of moxie. (San Francisco Business Times)