Incubation Archives – Ventures https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/blog/category/small-business-incubation/ Empowering Entrepreneurs with Limited Resources and Unlimited Potential Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:55:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-Ventures-Logo-Square-32x32.jpg Incubation Archives – Ventures https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/blog/category/small-business-incubation/ 32 32 Vulcan Real Estate and Ventures Announce Partnership to Empower Aspiring Entrepreneurs to Lease Space in its Jackson Property https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/vulcan-real-estate-and-ventures-announce-partnership/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:26:38 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14888 Seattle-based body-care company QueenCare will be the first to occupy micro-retail space in the Central Area development’s retail pavilion SEATTLE, Wash. (January 12, 2021) – Vulcan, Inc. in partnership with Seattle-based, microenterprise development nonprofit Ventures today announced a partnership that secured a woman and minority owned business enterprise (WMBE) to rent one of its three […]

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]]> Nuestro 25 Aniversario https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/nuestro-25th-aniversario/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:32:52 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14869 Esta época del año en Ventures es usualmente acogedora, festiva y de conexion. Nuestra oficina está decorada con oropel y adornos, y con golosinas caseras para compartir. Nuestro equipo se reúne con clientes, donadores, voluntarias/os y socias/os de negocios locales para hacerles saber cuánto se les aprecia. Terminaríamos el año juntos, comprando regalos en el […]

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]]> 25 Year Anniversary https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/25-year-anniversary/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:20:29 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14866 This time of year at Ventures is cozy, festive and connected. Our office is decorated with tinsel and bows, and fully stocked with homemade goodies to share. Our team is meeting with clients, donors, volunteers and partners at local businesses to let them know how much we appreciate them. We’d end the year together, shopping […]

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]]> Ventures Marketplace Stories of Resilience: Art Maranta Illustrations https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/ventures-marketplace-stories-of-resilience-art-maranta-illustrations/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:12:13 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14786 “I didn’t know what I had before Ventures” Seven years ago, Amaranta Sandys was a single mother working part-time jobs and wishing she had more independence to raise her son. Without support from family, however, it was hard to image maintaining financial stability while making a career change. That’s when she started taking classes with […]

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]]> Ventures Marketplace Stories of Resilience: Fusion in Glass https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/ventures-marketplace-stories-of-resilience-fusion-in-glass/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:33:28 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14756 “My grandma said that I was her last big project.” Kyle Kinsey learned glasswork from his grandmother. A professor at Green River Community College, she took her grandson under her wing and demanded hard work in return. “I was working like crazy, doing 60-hour weeks,” said Kyle, who took her technical advice and began to […]

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]]> Local Low-Income Entrepreneurs Showcase Resilience with the Ventures Marketplace Re-Opening (Nov 13-15) https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/ventures-marketplace-reopening/ Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:44:58 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14709 Small business incubator in the heart of Pike Place makes it easy for Seattleites to support local businesses owned by women, people of color, and immigrants this holiday season.   SEATTLE—2020 has been a challenging year for local small business owners, especially for entrepreneurs of color, women, and people from low-income backgrounds. But despite the […]

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]]> Celebrating the Black-Owned Businesses We Serve https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/celebrating-the-black-owned-businesses-we-serve/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 23:08:25 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14282 A shortlist of businesses you can support today.

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]]> Jackson Street https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/jackson-street-project/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:31:24 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14254 With the aim to pair Vulcan’s commitment to small, minority-owned businesses and Ventures’ mission to serve low-income entrepreneurs, Ventures and Vulcan are partnering up to provide affordable commercial space to give Ventures’ clients an opportunity in a new development in Seattle’s Central Area as an effort to counter displacement.    Ventures invites all graduates of […]

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]]> 5 Things from the Ventures Marketplace That Will Make Your Commute Easier https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/5-things-for-your-commute/ Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:38:46 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=13021 Ventures and King County Metro have partnered together to help make your commute a little easier.

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]]> Food Justice: Supporting Food Businesses Through Advocacy https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/food-justice/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 01:10:48 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=11829 We are calling this our “food justice” campaign because we know that food entrepreneurs with limited resources face an uphill battle because of a lack of access to capital and other barriers.

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