Our mission is to increase access and reduce barriers to small business ownership, and we know that racism and systemic bias presents a significant barrier for Black business owners and other people of color.
Message To Our Representatives: Let’s Prioritize Vulnerable Businesses
Ventures and the Small Business Administration have been close partners for many years. We are very grateful for our friends at the SBA. We also know that one really tough part of their job is reaching the most vulnerable business owners – the solopreneurs and...
Coming Together: Our Coronavirus Response
Ventures is working to address emerging needs through our relationships with clients, and adapting our programmatic offerings to meet the need.
Get Ready to Be Inspired
Leslie Pierson, owner of GoodHangups has been a long-term advocate for small businesses and social enterprises and has worked with Ventures for two years since she discovered InnoVentures.
VENTURES ENTREPRENEURS
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. This marks the first strategic framework to cover such an extensive time duration since Beto Yarce became the...
COURSES & WORKSHOPS
Our Fall 2017 Programs
A description of our fall 2017 programs.
ADVOCACY
Message To Our Representatives: Let’s Prioritize Vulnerable Businesses
Ventures and the Small Business Administration have been close partners for many years. We are very grateful for our friends at the SBA. We also know that one really tough part of their job is reaching the most vulnerable business owners – the solopreneurs and...