Things to Know Before you Open a Storefront
A class that covers the things you need to know before opening a storefront retail space
Whether you are a maker, have a line of products in mind or already developing it, have curated a selection of goods that reflect your values or moving your business from an online store to a physical one, there are things you need to know before taking that step.
Join Anielis Raas, a business advisor focusing on helping founders navigate the brick and mortar journey. She's a former showroom, production studio and storefront owner, bringing her personal experience being an immigrant business owner, to help her clients engage in entrepreneurship. She has over 17 years developing the craftsmanship of metalsmithing jewelry and handcrafted soft goods, including apparel and home decor. She has worked with independent brands and retailers for 11 years and for the past 4, Anielis has developed educational programs for small business owners with a primary focus on helping underserved founders make their business a reality.
About Prosper Portland
Prosper Portland focuses on building an equitable economy, based on four cornerstones: growing family-wage jobs, advancing opportunities for prosperity, collaborating with partners for an equitable city, and creating vibrant neighborhoods and communities. To support that work, we seek to maintain an equitable, innovative, financially sustainable agency. Prosper Portland invests financial and human capital to serve the city and its residents. https://prosperportland.us/
ABOUT MESO
MESO offers a wide range of services, including business classes, consulting, tailored growth planning, access to capital, credit building, and a connection to local resources.
Our work has been focused on poverty alleviation through entrepreneurship in minority communities and distressed areas. We practice our values and mirror our clients in race and culture, which has led to trust building, empowerment and results such as default rate of less than 2% and not a single business closing during the pandemic. Revenues have increased over 1600% for some and clients have bought buildings, saved for their children’s education and planned for their retirement.
Our philosophy of customizing support to the needs of the business, becomes a unique partnership with each business owner, walking with them as they navigate their way to success. We help produce personalized solutions and implementable strategies to help ensure a successful process, while recognizing the complex and multi-level problems experienced by entrepreneurs, and offer support services in an integrated manner.
www.mesopdx.org
A class that covers the things you need to know before opening a storefront retail space
Whether you are a maker, have a line of products in mind or already developing it, have curated a selection of goods that reflect your values or moving your business from an online store to a physical one, there are things you need to know before taking that step.
Join Anielis Raas, a business advisor focusing on helping founders navigate the brick and mortar journey. She's a former showroom, production studio and storefront owner, bringing her personal experience being an immigrant business owner, to help her clients engage in entrepreneurship. She has over 17 years developing the craftsmanship of metalsmithing jewelry and handcrafted soft goods, including apparel and home decor. She has worked with independent brands and retailers for 11 years and for the past 4, Anielis has developed educational programs for small business owners with a primary focus on helping underserved founders make their business a reality.
About Prosper Portland
Prosper Portland focuses on building an equitable economy, based on four cornerstones: growing family-wage jobs, advancing opportunities for prosperity, collaborating with partners for an equitable city, and creating vibrant neighborhoods and communities. To support that work, we seek to maintain an equitable, innovative, financially sustainable agency. Prosper Portland invests financial and human capital to serve the city and its residents. https://prosperportland.us/
ABOUT MESO
MESO offers a wide range of services, including business classes, consulting, tailored growth planning, access to capital, credit building, and a connection to local resources.
Our work has been focused on poverty alleviation through entrepreneurship in minority communities and distressed areas. We practice our values and mirror our clients in race and culture, which has led to trust building, empowerment and results such as default rate of less than 2% and not a single business closing during the pandemic. Revenues have increased over 1600% for some and clients have bought buildings, saved for their children’s education and planned for their retirement.
Our philosophy of customizing support to the needs of the business, becomes a unique partnership with each business owner, walking with them as they navigate their way to success. We help produce personalized solutions and implementable strategies to help ensure a successful process, while recognizing the complex and multi-level problems experienced by entrepreneurs, and offer support services in an integrated manner.
www.mesopdx.org