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Applications Are Open for Ventures’ 2022 Spring Mini – Grants
Each spring since 2020, Ventures has deployed mini-grants to small businesses for support with start-up, growth, and recovery. The Spring Mini-Grant program started in 2020 as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial Mini-Grant fund was created with...
Announcing Ventures’ Five Year Strategic Framework 2022 – 2026
In 2021, Ventures’ Board of Directors and staff team accomplished a bold task: the development of a Five Year Strategic Framework for the years 2022 – 2026. The new plan is ambitious, visionary, and committed to powerfully amplifying the impact of our mission: to...
Latinx Heritage Month Partner Spotlight: NALCAB
In honor of Latinx heritage month, Ventures is proud to highlight NALCAB – one of Ventures’ foremost Latinx organizational partners. Based in San Antonio, Texas, NALCAB is a membership organization that strengthens the economy by advancing economic mobility in Latino...
$1 Million in Grants Deployed to Help Diverse Puget Sound Small Businesses Stay Open
Ventures is excited to announce that over $1,000,000 has been deployed to small businesses in grant funds since the start of the pandemic. In 2020, Ventures distributed $918,000 in direct cash assistance to 299 small and micro businesses in our community. With...
VENTURES ENTREPRENEURS
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month- Lynette Vargas García
¡El 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre es el mes de la Herencia Latinx/Hispana! En Ventures nos esforzamos para centrar y celebrar nuestra comunidad. Para celebrar y honrar este mes, vamos a presentar a miembros de la comunidad Ventures y compartiremos sus historias y...
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Servicios para Pequeños Negocios: Edición Septiembre 2018
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ADVOCACY
Legislative Wrap Up 2022
Legislative Wrap Up 2022 For the fourth year in a row, Ventures entrepreneurs joined staff and community partners to advocate for the needs of micro and small business owners during Washington State’s legislative session. Our advocacy was once again virtual....