E4E News & Events

	Spring Micro-Business Showcase Thu, June 5 11:30 am - 1 pm Come to our semiannual celebration of new Enterprise for Equity entrepreneurs at Water Street Café, 610 Water St., in downtown Olympia. Please RSVP online, or call (360) 704-3375. Box lunch available at the event for $10.
	Orientations -- June 2 & June 4 These one-hour sessions are free and provide background information about E4E's training program and entrepreneurial support services. People interested in attending can register online.
	Business Readiness Workshop -- June 27 This 6-hour class is an essential next step after our Orientation.

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Pixie Honey Company
(360) 790-3401
Email Pixie Honey Co.

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Entrepreneurs of the Month

For Emily and Benjamin Pixie their honey company is not just a business...it's all about the honey. They both worked with honey for years before taking the leap of starting a business. Emily has lots of experience cooking and baking with honey. Benjamin has been making mead for many years.

These beekeepers have studied bees and the industry of beekeeping for several years. They have learned valuable lessons from larger beekeepers in Eastern Washington. Benjamin and Emily believe in the power of education to raise awareness of our local food sources, the value of bees, and how imperative it is to honor this sacred food chain.

The Pixie Honey Company has been in operation for two years and the demand for their hives and their honey is growing. After graduating from Enterprise for Equity's business training program, both Emily and Benjamin have worked hard to maintain the incredible quality of a variety of products, including honey, bee pollen, botanical extracts, candles, and salves.

In just two years Emily and Benjamin have grown the Pixie Honey Company from 40 hives to 200 hives and they are helping pollinate small farms, blueberry bogs and other fruit all over the South Sound, including the Johnson's Organic Berry farm, Feral Fruits Farm, Newaukum Valley Farm and Wild Thyme Farm!

The Pixie Honey Company sells their honey year around at the Olympia Food Coop and will begin selling at the Olympia Farmer's Market for a second year, in June. Go and taste this precious treat -- it will melt in your mouth.

“Enterprise for Equity gave us the tools and the support we needed to start and organize all of the details of our business. We have also really enjoyed collaborating with other business owners who have completed the program.”

-- Emily & Benjamin

Enterprise for Equity is a community supported nonprofit that
helps people with limited incomes start and sustain small businesses.
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