Incubation Spotlight Archives – Ventures

Vulcan Real Estate and Ventures Announce Partnership to Empower Aspiring Entrepreneurs to Lease Space in its Jackson Property

Ventures — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:26:38 +0000

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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Ventures Marketplace Stories of Resilience: Art Maranta Illustrations

Amy Hollander — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:12:13 +0000

“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

Amy Hollander — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:33:28 +0000

“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)

Amy Hollander — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:44:58 +0000

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

Amy Hollander — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 23:08:25 +0000

A shortlist of businesses you can support today.

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Jackson Street

Amy Hollander — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:31:24 +0000

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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Partner Spotlight: Pike Place Market Daystall Program

Amy Hollander — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:56:27 +0000

The revenue made a tremendous impact on vendors—some were able to get ahead on their rent, pay off some business credit card debt, or invest in inventory.

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The Next Phase of Our Food Business Incubator

Amy Hollander — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 01:29:17 +0000

Why did we sell our food truck? This is what we learned about food business incubation since 2014.

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