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Magpie Mouse Studios

Magpie Mouse Studios

Magpie Mouse Studios is a small batch jewelry company with designs inspired by the Pacific Northwest. Owner Sarah Meranda calls herself an “accidental jeweler” – she started working in metal, fell in love with small scale metal work, and moved on to receive a...

Introducing our “Tamale Bill”

Introducing our “Tamale Bill”

Curious about Ventures first-ever policy proposal? Our “tamale bill” would legalize home cooking and create a place in the formal economy for our early-stage food entrepreneurs.

Fire Woman Studio

Sasa Bellah is the owner of Firewoman Studio, where they create unique artwork, ancestral stories, and healing ways through totemic carving and sacred geometry. Sasa began their business to empower themselves and others through the healing power of art. It is a way of...

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Burien Stories of Small Business Resilience: Seeds & Sprouts

Burien Stories of Small Business Resilience: Seeds & Sprouts

“I have the responsibility to do something different.” As an orphan, Iris Ruiz never felt like she was truly a part of a family.  Growing up, Iris moved around a lot living with various family members in Oregon and California, and eventually moved back to El Salvador...

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National Small Business Week!

National Small Business Week!

This week is a unique opportunity for us to celebrate our entrepreneurs and everything that they bring to their communities. At Ventures, we focus on the microbusiness owners that continue to innovate and lead in their communities despite the unique challenges they...