Success Spotlight Archives – Ventures https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/blog/category/success-stories/success-spotlight/ Empowering Entrepreneurs with Limited Resources and Unlimited Potential Mon, 15 May 2023 14:23:05 +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 Success Spotlight Archives – Ventures https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/blog/category/success-stories/success-spotlight/ 32 32 Burien Small Business Stories of Resilience: Celeste Boutique https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/burien-small-business-celeste-boutique/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:29:02 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14857 “There are a lot of projects going on in Burien and that feels exciting.” Vilma Aguilar spent her childhood in San Salvador, El Salvador, where she helped her parents with their import business. She enjoyed the hustle and bustle of her family’s vocation. “I grew up in those markets,” she reflected. Vilma moved to the […]

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]]> An Idea That Began with the Environment https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/scoop-marketplace/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:15:59 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14815 It’s never too late to celebrate America Recycles Day. Stephanie Lentz, owner of Scoop Marketplace, would know that it’s never too early either. Stephanie grew up in the greater Seattle area and had always shared her appreciation of the Pacific Northwest’s beauty with her fellow natives. After feeling fearful by learning about plastic pollutions only […]

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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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]]> 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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]]> Celebrating Juneteenth and the Outdoors https://www.venturesnonprofit.org/juneteenth/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:10:27 +0000 https://45.55.34.161/~ventures/?p=14119 Representation matters. That is a statement that Chevon lives by when showcasing her work through the Refuge Outdoor Festival.

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