Lisa Smith, Executive Director,
and Phil Owen

News & Announcements

• OlyKraut wins Good Food Award

  These national awards are given only to businesses that are, "tasty, authentic, and responsible." Owners and E4E Alumni, Summer Bock and Sasha Sunday received their award in San Francisco in the pickled or fermented foods category.

  Read about it in the most recent E-venture or read about Good Food Awards here.

• E4E Alumni Business Salvage Boards on KING5

  Watch the video online - Olympia man salvages mementos for customized skateboards

• E4E featured in The Olympian

  Check out the article - Program changes lives for the better

• New Orientations

  • Mondays, May 14 & June 11 from noon-1:00
    Olympia

  Find out if Enterprise for Equity's program is right for you. Sign up now!

Our program offers:

• Training to build skills and confidence.
• Technical assistance and support.
• Peer support from learning circles.
• Assistance in obtaining start-up funds.
• Each participant will:
  • Pay a fee.
  • Attend classes and complete homework.
  • Develop and write a business plan.
  • Receive technical assistance.
  • Learn practical business skills.
  • Present his or her business at the Business Showcase (formerly known as the Community Graduation).

Eligibility:

Please call the office at (360) 704-3375, or email our office manager or Beth, our Training Director, if you have any questions about eligibility.

• Business Training participants must have yearly household income under $20,036 for a single person or $40,793 for a family of four (2010 values).
• TANF recipients, GA recipients, and Veterans Administration beneficiaries are usually eligible.
• Many low-income working individuals and families qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, which you can find out more about on our Whom We Serve page.

"Enterprise for Equity provided me with the support I needed to find a way to fit into the work force. My ideas and organization skills were recognized as strengths and the interactions with others broke up the routine pattern of isolation I sometimes get in."

"I have had struggles with DSHS about self-employment as a viable option for getting off welfare, but many of the skills I learned in class gave me the resource base necessary to demonstrate my business could successfully meet requirements for getting my family off welfare." - Enterprise for Equity Graduate