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Ventures Community
Building Businesses. Changing Lives.
Ventures provides access to business training, capital, coaching, and hands-on learning opportunities for entrepreneurs with limited resources and unlimited potential.
Ventures ofrece cursos de negocio, acceso a capital, asesoría individual, y oportunidades de aprendizaje para empresarios de recursos limitados con potencial ilimitado.
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How To Join Our Community of Entrepreneurs
The first step to become a Ventures entrepreneur is to attend a free Information Session
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Information Session
Sign-up for a free Information Session to learn more about Ventures’ small business programs and to apply for the Business Basics Course.
Courses
Business Basics Course
This course covers the basics of business marketing, sales, financial management, and operations.
Coaching & Training
Specialized Services
Once you’ve graduated from Business Basics, you’re eligible for additional one-on-one coaching, training, financial services, and incubation programs.
Financial Support
Access to Financial Services
At Ventures, we offer loans and micro-financing to empower small business growth.
After completing the Business Basics Course, you have access to Specialized Services: business training, capital, coaching, and hands-on learning opportunities. Schedule a meeting with one of our business coaches to enroll in Specialized Services.
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Scaling for Success
Ventures Scaling for Success Course Registration Join Ventures staff, special guests and PCC buyers for Scaling Your Business for Success, a 5-week, 7 class training program that will walk you through the necessary steps to scale your business for wholesale. PCC...
Ventures Welcomes Monique Valenzuela as the New Executive Director
New leader brings a record of nonprofit leadership, public service, and business ownership. Seattle, WA – Ventures, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization focused on poverty alleviation through small business ownership, is thrilled to announce the appointment of...
Ventures Celebrates Women’s History Month
We interviewed women entrepreneurs in our small business community for thisyear's Women's History Month. For our first interview, we chatted with Tracy andSkyler Strandness, owners of Barefoot Eco Outfitters, based in Redmond, WA. Tell us a little about yourselves,...
OUR ENTREPRENEURS
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month- Adela Chávez
¡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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Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month- Adela Chávez
¡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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Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month- Maria Vazquez
¡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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