Our 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...
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...
Building Momentum: 2021 Session Recap
You might remember that each January, our representatives in state government go to Olympia for the "legislative session." During each session, lawmakers create Washington's budget and write new laws to govern the state. This year's virtual version was a little bit...
VENTURES ENTREPRENEURS
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...
COURSES & WORKSHOPS
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...
ADVOCACY
Kathryn Hooper
Operations Specialist