by Amy Hollander | Dec 21, 2020 | Impact, Impact Spotlight, Latino Business Owners, Microfinance, Microloan Spotlight, Our Entrepreneurs
“We are the owners of our own time. Having your own business gives you the opportunity to do that!” Eight years ago, Celina Aguiniga and her husband decided to stop making mattresses for other companies and start their own small business in Burien. “All of our lives,...
by Amy Hollander | Dec 14, 2020 | About Ventures, Impact, Impact Spotlight, Latino Business Owners, Microfinance, Our Entrepreneurs, Success Spotlight
“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...
by Amy Hollander | Nov 24, 2020 | Our Entrepreneurs, Success Spotlight
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...
by Amy Hollander | Nov 16, 2020 | About Ventures, Impact, Impact Spotlight, Incubation, Incubation Spotlight
“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...
by Amy Hollander | Nov 10, 2020 | About Ventures, Incubation, Incubation Spotlight, Our Entrepreneurs, Success Spotlight
“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,”...
