Coming Together: Our Coronavirus Response

Coming Together: Our Coronavirus Response

Ventures’ clients have been severely impacted by social distance mandates caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Our business owners have seen major drops in revenue – as much as 100% for some – because their sales relied on in-person events (i.e. farmer’s markets) or foot...
Want Homemade Tamales? You’ll Have to Wait

Want Homemade Tamales? You’ll Have to Wait

The last three months has been a whirlwind of activity for our “tamale bill.” We went from an idea, to draft legislation, to a proposal that would create a one-year pilot program for 150 entrepreneurs across Washington State. Unfortunately, however, we are...