BUSINESS DIRECTORY
The web pages below feature only a few of the business owners who have graduated from Enterprise for Equity’s business training program. All of these businesses have been in operation for at least six months, and many of them have been profitable for much longer. They have invested time, energy, and passion in order to bring their unique talents and gifts to our community through their business enterprises. Enterprise for Equity is proud to showcase them here.
Buying their products and services will keep your consumer dollars local, and foster the creation of an inclusive local economy in the South Sound. You can contact each of them directly through the contact information listed on their individual pages.
We will continue to add new web pages as more of our graduates find success in their business ventures. Check back often.
Products
Bodycare
- Blissful Life
Yoga, Retreats, Spa Services, Massage, and more! Blissful Life provides yoga, massage, and retreats to help you relax, release, nourish, and rejuvenate. Blissful Life stands for empowerment! They provide education on how to feel your best, support sustainability by using local and organic products, and support the community by offering free and sliding-scale events that encourage […]
- Trinity Massage and Wellness
Trinity Massage and Wellness is a full service salon spa, health and wellness center serving the greater Thurston County area! We offer relaxation massage, deep tissue massage, injury treatment, medical massage, lomilomi, spa treatments, chiropractic care, aesthetics and waxing, naturopathic physician, and a full service hair salon for all your beauty and grooming needs as […]
- Full Circle Bowenwork Clinic
Specializing in Bowenwork & Body-Mind Integration, Full Circle offers a unique commitment to helping you achieve fantastic health & mental well-being! Bowenwork is not massage, and is therefore safe where massage may be contraindicated. Bowenwork is gentle and appropriate for all ages, lifestyles and stages of recovery. Even those suffering from advanced illness can find […]
- Herbal Body Health, LLC
Megan Hart creates unique herbal and body-care products from the organic medicinal plants she grows on her Shelton herb farm.
Bookstore
- A Novel Bookstore
A Novel Bookstore, across from the City Park in Yelm, is an eclectic bookstore that blends Sci-Fi, Thrillers, Westerns, Romance novels, Graphic Novels, Children’s books and a variety of non-fiction with a growing selection of unique esoteric titles that only Yelm can manifest. We also carry the largest selection of metaphysical books in the South […]
Clothing and Accessories
- Symbol Servers
Using Symbols and Sacred Geometry as the artistic basis of their work, Symbol Servers creates etched water jugs, known as Holy Jugs, as well as upcycled second-hand clothing through their Qi-Strings reclamation operation, screen-printed with their hand-made stencils, and infused with the power of symbols. In addition to pre-printed clothing, they offer on-site screen-printing at their booth and […]
- Tiny Thunder
Tiny Thunder makes unique jewelry for eccentric homo sapiens. To find out more about Tiny Thunder’s one-of-a-kind jewelry visit their Etsy or find them on Facebook. “Enterprise for Equity helped me plan my businesses future in an exciting, easy to understand way. I feel more confident in my […]
- Morningstar Fused Glass
“Custom glass jewelry to inspire and enhance your appearance with color and beauty” Sandy Herrera sells a variety of fused glass creations at art shows, events, private shows, and teaches glass fusing out of her home studio. Her creations have gained notoriety and was one of four North West glass artists featured in the North […]
- Tender Roni
I graduated Enterprise for Equity’s business training program in October of 2003 with a plan for my business called Tender Roni. Through Tender Roni, I design and create fashion accessories including lapel pins, men’s and women’s wallets and several different sizes and styles of purses. I live in Olympia and primarily sell at the Olympia Farmers […]
- Critters-On-Things
When Marcy Deutsch and her chief operations officer Robin Deutsch, also known as Mom, started Critters-on-Things, selling Marcy’s vivid animal portraits as prints, cards and note-cards, t-shirts, and a variety of other items, they weren’t just starting a business, they were defying expectations. This was nothing new. As a child, Marcy defied doctor’s assertions that her […]
- Legacy Design Studio
Jazz vocalist Andrea Densley is a dual graduate with Enterprise For Equity. She enrolled in one of Enterprise for Equity’s pilot programs in early 2000 to pursue her singing career professionally. Shortly after graduating, a thyroid operation paralyzed one of Andrea’s vocal cords and she was told she might never be able to sing again. […]
- Lady Frog Designs
Creative expression moves through everything Jenna Shaputis touches. She almost can’t help herself. After graduating from the Harrington Institute of Interior Design in Chicago she experimented with creative performance for several years, then moved into acting and puppetry and most recently she has delved into textile art. Jenna can make just about anything out of […]
Farm/Food products
- OlyKraut
OlyKraut is a small artisan company, which has been rooted in Olympia since 2008. We are completely devoted to producing energetically rich, probiotic, organic, raw and vegan fermented vegetable products, as locally as possible. OlyKraut handcrafts sauerkrauts, pickles, and sipping brines in Olympia, Washington. For nearly a decade we’ve developed our original recipes, using centuries-old preservation techniques, and […]
- Sweet Dirt Farm
Sweet Dirt Farm is a small family farm, tucked away in the foothills of the Southern Cascades. We grow a wide variety of mixed vegetables on half of an acre in the rich Cowlitz River valley, in the town of Packwood, WA. We sell at the Packwood Farmers Market, located at 105 Main St. E, Saturdays […]
- Nineveh Assyrian
After working throughout my childhood in my parents’ restaurant and in the service industry as an adult, I have decided to create a restaurant to satisfy my passion for cooking the food of my people. Nineveh, the last capital of the Assyrian Empire was once one of the largest settlements in the world. Around 700 […]
- Steamboat Junction Farm
Steamboat Junction is a small, diversified farm specializing in mixed vegetable, pork, eggs, and heirloom garlic production, located in Holiday Valley, near Olympia, Washington. Owner Evan Mulvaney is one among a growing number of young farmers. He lives to work the land, care for animals, and bring that love of good food to his community. […]
- Jen’s Pastured Poultry
Jen’s Pastured Poultry is a small-scale pasture-based poultry operation owned and operated by Jennifer Post. Originally from Wisconsin, Jen has called Olympia home since 2007. Jen’s Pastured Poultry offers whole, fresh, pasture-raised chickens that taste great and you will feel good about eating. Our chickens are raised on a local Olympia farm […]
- Flying Cow Creamery
Flying Cow Creamery was started in 2013 by two friends, Selma Bjarnadottir and Keith Fagernes. Keith is the Dairy farmer that raises the cows that provide the milk for the creamery’s products. Selma runs the Creamery and is the primary Yogurt maker. Flying Cow Creamery was started in 2013 by two friends, Selma Bjarnadottir […]
- August Farm
August Farm is a small-scale, pasture based, diversified livestock farm. They are located along the banks of the Chehalis River in Independence Valley, nestled in a vibrant farming community, 30 miles south of Olympia, Washington. They raise pastured chickens, whey-fed pigs, grass fed sheep, pastured raised eggs and specialty cut flowers. Their chickens are free-range, […]
- Mel O’Soup
Mel Bilodeau, the owner and steam behind Mel O’Soup, has been perfecting recipes for over a decade. She is passionate about creating mind-blowing delicious soup with all organic and as local-as-possible ingredients. Using fresh local vegetables, minimal water and just a few other ingredients derived only from BPA-free cans, Mel offers soups that everyone, […]
- Bone Dry Ridge Farm
We are a small 40-acre farm located in the beautiful Independence Valley just 35 minutes south of Olympia, Washington. This farm is run by Selma Bjarnadottir with help from her husband Markthor MacFarlane. We are “the little bit of everything farm.” We raise Scottish Highland Cattle, Icelandic Sheep, Pigs, Chickens and Bees. We get meat […]
- Tierra Bonita
Tierra Bonita is known for its delicious, healthy South American style “Olympia Salsa” and variety of garlic sauces, including original, cilantro and pepper flavors. Tierra Bonita’s products are handcrafted locally. Every salsa and garlic sauce that we make has NO additives or preservatives. We make our salsas and sauces in very small batches so we […]
Fine Art and Design
- Symbol Servers
Using Symbols and Sacred Geometry as the artistic basis of their work, Symbol Servers creates etched water jugs, known as Holy Jugs, as well as upcycled second-hand clothing through their Qi-Strings reclamation operation, screen-printed with their hand-made stencils, and infused with the power of symbols. In addition to pre-printed clothing, they offer on-site screen-printing at their booth and […]
- Orbital Holding Systems
Orbital Holding Systems was started by a carver and sculptor who needed a way to hold odd and asymmetric shapes. Safety was the initial inspiration that spawned the Grip-All Jaws System. But its security and versatility have combined to make it an indispensable work holding tool. The Tilt-Top Portable System and the Orbital Holding System, […]
- Tiny Thunder
Tiny Thunder makes unique jewelry for eccentric homo sapiens. To find out more about Tiny Thunder’s one-of-a-kind jewelry visit their Etsy or find them on Facebook. “Enterprise for Equity helped me plan my businesses future in an exciting, easy to understand way. I feel more confident in my […]
- Pollygon
As Pollygon, artist Polly Ceccanti creates beautiful, high-quality handmade paper goods inspired by the natural world, and made with that world in mind. Polly’s note cards are hand printed using linoleum blocks, on 100% recycled paper with high-quality inks. She carves the linoleum blocks herself, and the designs are inspired by nature and what she […]
- Earth Art
Carrie Zeigler’s artwork strives to bring issues of Environmental and Social Justice and personal development to the front of the viewer’s experience. Whether she is working on a public mural project or creating large scale sculptural installation pieces, her work revolves around these subjects. To affect positive change through art is this Olympia artist’s quest. […]
- Critters-On-Things
When Marcy Deutsch and her chief operations officer Robin Deutsch, also known as Mom, started Critters-on-Things, selling Marcy’s vivid animal portraits as prints, cards and note-cards, t-shirts, and a variety of other items, they weren’t just starting a business, they were defying expectations. This was nothing new. As a child, Marcy defied doctor’s assertions that her […]
- Nine Lives Studio
My experience teaching art is an important part of my own artistic growth as I learn as much from others as they do from me. The synergy and exchange of ideas is a catalyst for my creative process. Experienced in preparation and presentation of age appropriate activities, my lessons are designed to promote growth, develop […]
- Joyous Creations
Timeless Design Inspired by Nature, Created in Tile. Artist Robin Lee creates life-enhancing, functional art using custom hand-painted tile murals and architectural ceramics.
- Jennifer Kuhns Mosaic
Jennifer Kuhns creates colorful, whimsical art that is decorative and functional, and specializes in mosaic installations for home, business, gardens, and public places in the Pacific Northwest.
Music
- Sound Audio Repair
Sound Audio Repair fixes audio equipment for musicians, music-lovers, venues, engineers and recording studios so that they can get back to doing what they love best! Sam has worked in audio repair in Olympia since 2011, learning his trade as the technician at local recording studio Dub Narcotic Studio. He loves working on equipment new and […]
- Eprhyme
Eden Pearlstein, known as ePRHYME (pronounced E-prime), is a Brooklyn-based Emcee, Author and Educator with deep roots in the west coast underground. As a prolific recording artist, dynamic performer and visionary creative director, ePRHYME has made a name for himself by combining cutting edge cultural expression with iconoclastic and consciousness expanding contemporary Jewish self-expression. His […]
Services
Bed and Breakfast
- Fertile Ground Guesthouse
We invite you to visit our evolving site and experience for yourself what a sustainable urban environment might look like. Stay overnight or attend a workshop and spend a few days. Our hope is that you’ll find our home comfortable, relaxing, and inspirational. Fertile Ground welcomes travelers with a space where they can be themselves. […]
Bodywork & Health
- New Day Midwifery
New Day Midwifery, LLC offers comprehensive, individualized care for mothers and families during the childbearing year. It prides itself in creating a calm and personal environment where expectant families feel comfortable and supported by the people they know and trust; while inspiring confidence in a woman’s inherent ability to give birth. […]
- Blissful Life
Yoga, Retreats, Spa Services, Massage, and more! Blissful Life provides yoga, massage, and retreats to help you relax, release, nourish, and rejuvenate. Blissful Life stands for empowerment! They provide education on how to feel your best, support sustainability by using local and organic products, and support the community by offering free and sliding-scale events that encourage […]
- Trinity Massage and Wellness
Trinity Massage and Wellness is a full service salon spa, health and wellness center serving the greater Thurston County area! We offer relaxation massage, deep tissue massage, injury treatment, medical massage, lomilomi, spa treatments, chiropractic care, aesthetics and waxing, naturopathic physician, and a full service hair salon for all your beauty and grooming needs as […]
- Julia Annis – Nia Instructor
The Body’s Way… “Prepare. Ready yourself. Consciously create a foundation for new knowledge. Become aware of where you are. Focus on a new level of mastery. Sense your transformation.” -Debbie Rosas Stewart and Carlos AyaRosas, creators of The Nia Technique. Nia was created nearly 30 years ago. The impetus was to […]
- Full Circle Bowenwork Clinic
Specializing in Bowenwork & Body-Mind Integration, Full Circle offers a unique commitment to helping you achieve fantastic health & mental well-being! Bowenwork is not massage, and is therefore safe where massage may be contraindicated. Bowenwork is gentle and appropriate for all ages, lifestyles and stages of recovery. Even those suffering from advanced illness can find […]
- Earth In Heart
Amanda Lux, formerly known as Amanda Roebuck, has been practicing in Olympia, WA for years. In addition to massages, she provides Polarity Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Polarity life coaching, BodyMind Bridge Hypnotherapy and Raindrop essential oil therapy. Amanda’s work can be deep and focused, therapeutic and effective, while also being relaxing, nurturing and energetic. Utilizing communication […]
- Cassaundra Martinelli, Hair Designer & Color Specialist
Elegant and energetic, Cassaundra Martinelli offers a sympathetic ear and a steady hand to her clients who often find that they are getting more than just a haircut, color correction, or some highlights.
Classes
- Get Outside Olympia
Perri Rae, founder and director of Get Outside Olympia, has a mission to make nature in Olympia, WA easily accessible for youth and working families in her community. With a passion for working outdoors and over a decade of working with youth, she created nature-based school break camps and programs under Get Outside Olympia. These programs […]
- Carolena Matus Voice Studio
The Carolena Matus Voice Studio: Specializing in vocal mechanics and artistry. Encouraging your talent and musical self-confidence to grow in a safe, supportive environment. Carolena Matus is a classically trained Western WA based professional jazz vocalist and voice teacher from Las Vegas, NV – the entertainment capitol of the world. Her distinctive […]
- Conscious Parenting
A resource for parents of teenagers. Do you want: Connection with your teenager? Real communication? Love and joy in your family life? A foundation of trust and respect with your teen? The opportunity to mentor your teen into adulthood? Conscious Parenting focuses on ways to guide and influence your teenager through this critically important and […]
- Nine Lives Studio
My experience teaching art is an important part of my own artistic growth as I learn as much from others as they do from me. The synergy and exchange of ideas is a catalyst for my creative process. Experienced in preparation and presentation of age appropriate activities, my lessons are designed to promote growth, develop […]
Computer repair
- Tech Warriors
(FORMERLY PRIME CHOICE MEDIA) Take a look at the computer you are using to read this email. Do you have any idea what is in there? Mike Whytsell does. Back when he was working as a carpenter, the enthusiastic computer hobbyist and technologist had a feeling his tinkering would pay off. Nicole, his wife and […]
Counseling
- Eldercare Counseling and Guidance Services
Laura owns Eldercare Counseling and Guidance Services. She has her license in mental health counseling and specializes in working with the geriatric population. Laura and her team are Aging Life Care Professionals who offer services such as counseling, consultations and care management for older adults and their families. They are especially knowledgeable in the areas […]
- Conscious Parenting
A resource for parents of teenagers. Do you want: Connection with your teenager? Real communication? Love and joy in your family life? A foundation of trust and respect with your teen? The opportunity to mentor your teen into adulthood? Conscious Parenting focuses on ways to guide and influence your teenager through this critically important and […]
Dog/Cat
- Freedom Acres Dog Boarding
Tom and Jessica Ellis developed Freedom Acres Dog Boarding out of a goal to care for their family and pets in a more self sufficient, home based manner. They offer an alternative to large boarding facilities by boarding a small number of dogs on their farm. They believe that each dog has individual personalities and needs […]
Doula
- Blissful Birth Initiations Doula Services
Diksha is a German native born and raised in Cologne. She moved to Colorado in 2001 where she married her husband, Jerry and had their first born son Yuri in 2005. They have been living since 2006 in Olympia, WA where their daughter Celena was born in 2008. Both of these were natural home […]
Editing
- Steinberg Editorial Services
Writing is a daunting task. Will publishers see you as a pro or an amateur? Wise authors seek editing to ensure they’ve communicated their intended words of information, inspiration, or entertainment. That’s where I come in. From first idea to last draft, I support you through every step on the writer’s path. Whether you’re starting […]
Entertainment
- Andrea Densley Keynote Concerts
Jazz vocalist Andrea Densley is a dual graduate with Enterprise For Equity. She enrolled in one of Enterprise for Equity’s pilot programs in early 2000 to pursue her singing career professionally. Shortly after graduating, a thyroid operation paralyzed one of Andrea’s vocal cords and she was told she might never be able to sing again. […]
- Obsidian
Obsidian offers organic Stumptown coffee and espresso, along with house tea blends. We feature brunch, lunch and dinner with artisan waffles all day. Have a beer with lunch and cocktails after dark! Our performance space features local and touring bands, DJ’s, and other artistic performances. Stumptown coffee and espresso House made tea blends Brunch, lunch and […]
- Carolena Matus Voice Studio
The Carolena Matus Voice Studio: Specializing in vocal mechanics and artistry. Encouraging your talent and musical self-confidence to grow in a safe, supportive environment. Carolena Matus is a classically trained Western WA based professional jazz vocalist and voice teacher from Las Vegas, NV – the entertainment capitol of the world. Her distinctive […]
- Jusby the Clown
Justin B. Wright studied dance, multi-media, and the shamanic origins of clowning at the Evergreen State College. In 1996, during “Circus Olympus” he discovered that had already been a clown his whole life. After he joined the Red Nose Brigade in 2004 he developed his character “Jusby” and began performing consistently at schools, parties and […]
- Eprhyme
Eden Pearlstein, known as ePRHYME (pronounced E-prime), is a Brooklyn-based Emcee, Author and Educator with deep roots in the west coast underground. As a prolific recording artist, dynamic performer and visionary creative director, ePRHYME has made a name for himself by combining cutting edge cultural expression with iconoclastic and consciousness expanding contemporary Jewish self-expression. His […]
Event Space
- Nineveh Assyrian
After working throughout my childhood in my parents’ restaurant and in the service industry as an adult, I have decided to create a restaurant to satisfy my passion for cooking the food of my people. Nineveh, the last capital of the Assyrian Empire was once one of the largest settlements in the world. Around 700 […]
- Obsidian
Obsidian offers organic Stumptown coffee and espresso, along with house tea blends. We feature brunch, lunch and dinner with artisan waffles all day. Have a beer with lunch and cocktails after dark! Our performance space features local and touring bands, DJ’s, and other artistic performances. Stumptown coffee and espresso House made tea blends Brunch, lunch and […]
- The Raven Room at Dancing Cedars
Dancing Cedars is 10 acres of woodlands with a sense of peace and serenity to support you and the work you’ve come to do. The Raven Room, set apart from the main house, is 400sq ft. (17′ x 23′). It’s a perfect retreat for meetings, classes, workshops, or day retreats. The Raven Room is available […]
Restaurant
- Nineveh Assyrian
After working throughout my childhood in my parents’ restaurant and in the service industry as an adult, I have decided to create a restaurant to satisfy my passion for cooking the food of my people. Nineveh, the last capital of the Assyrian Empire was once one of the largest settlements in the world. Around 700 […]
- Obsidian
Obsidian offers organic Stumptown coffee and espresso, along with house tea blends. We feature brunch, lunch and dinner with artisan waffles all day. Have a beer with lunch and cocktails after dark! Our performance space features local and touring bands, DJ’s, and other artistic performances. Stumptown coffee and espresso House made tea blends Brunch, lunch and […]
Graphic Design
- Sea-Wing Designs
Sea-Wing Designs, located near Olympia, Washington, provides responsive, search engine friendly websites as well as graphic design including logos, printed material and branding to help businesses to grow. We serve businesses interested in personal attention from a Graphic/Web Designer who listens to what YOU need from your web page. Communication is our strong point. We focus on […]
- Type and Style Design
Building a brand does not happen overnight and doesn’t end with just a logo and a business card…but that is a good place to start. Talk to Christine Philippsen, Olympia’s go-to consultant on business card design, and she will tell you that your brand’s recognition can be boosted by all of your business materials — […]
Home repair
- Robert Andrew Design – Residential Construction
Robert Andrew Design is primarily a residential construction company. Our work consists of high quality additions, remodels, and new construction. We also offer interior and exterior decorative concrete as a specialty item ( countertops, shower surrounds, patios, driveways, etc.) We strive to use the highest quality materials,and best construction practices to provide our customers with […]
Landscape Design
- Cascadecopia
Cascadecopia offers a new approach to sustainable landscape design and installation. Our designs center around you and how you want to interact with your garden. We listen closely and make careful observations long before any final decisions are made about what should be done in any landscape. Each site is unique; as are the visions and […]
- A New Leaf Landscape Design
Lynne MacDonald offers a full range of services including consultation, hand-drawn design, site analysis, soil testing and amending, plant selection, planting, and supervision of sub-contractors, as well as expertise as a garden coach and consultant.
Photography
- Dinea de Photo
What is a picture worth…a thousand words? a memory of a lifetime? a beautiful frame on the wall? To Dinea, it means much more. What this delightful photographer has learned through her years as an artist is that when respect, thoughtfulness, position, light and soul are woven together at the moment the camera shoots, brilliant […]
Repair and Maintenance
- Sound Audio Repair
Sound Audio Repair fixes audio equipment for musicians, music-lovers, venues, engineers and recording studios so that they can get back to doing what they love best! Sam has worked in audio repair in Olympia since 2011, learning his trade as the technician at local recording studio Dub Narcotic Studio. He loves working on equipment new and […]
Web Design
- Sea-Wing Designs
Sea-Wing Designs, located near Olympia, Washington, provides responsive, search engine friendly websites as well as graphic design including logos, printed material and branding to help businesses to grow. We serve businesses interested in personal attention from a Graphic/Web Designer who listens to what YOU need from your web page. Communication is our strong point. We focus on […]
Writing
- Ruby Scribe Writing
Ruby Scribe Writing offers professional marketing, website, and social media packages that are rooted in a strong knowledge of what attracts clients. Readability, freshness, and usefulness are always at the forefront. Businesses need website/newsletter/blog content that grabs the attention of potential clients who are constantly interacting with the ENORMOUS amount of information on the web! – You […]
