Category: Client Success

Sep 252013

Client Feature | Mooshu Trainers by Irene Kwon

in Client Success

Article by Irene Kwon Development and Communications Intern In 2002, Debra J. Bishop welcomed her beautiful daughter Madison into the world. Unfortunately, Madison was blessed with Debra’s feet and there was nothing that seemed to fit her at the time. Inspired by the lack of shoes available for her daughter and a…

CONTINUE READING

Article by Irene Kwon Development and Communications Intern In 2002, Debra J. Bishop welcomed her beautiful daughter Madison into the world. Unfortunately, Madison was blessed with Debra’s feet and there was nothing that seemed to fit her at the time. Inspired by the lack of shoes available for her daughter and a…

CONTINUE READING
Sep 62013

PeopleFund CEO recognized at 2013 Austin Chamber Awards

in Client Success

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce recognized PeopleFund President and CEO, Gary Lindner, as the winner of the AT&T Executive Leadership Award in the Small Business Division at the 2013 Greater Austin Business Awards on September 4. After receiving the award, Gary commented, “I accepted this award on behalf of our immensely…

CONTINUE READING

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce recognized PeopleFund President and CEO, Gary Lindner, as the winner of the AT&T Executive Leadership Award in the Small Business Division at the 2013 Greater Austin Business Awards on September 4. After receiving the award, Gary commented, “I accepted this award on behalf of our immensely…

CONTINUE READING
Aug 72013

Client Feature | Bennu Coffee by Irene Kwon

in Client Success

Article by Irene Kwon Development and Communications Intern PeopleFund is proud to present Bennu as our August Featured Client. In 2009, Austin welcomed a new addition to the coffee shop scene that was here to stay. Located close to the UT campus in south east Austin, Bennu is a cozy 24-hour coffee…

CONTINUE READING

Article by Irene Kwon Development and Communications Intern PeopleFund is proud to present Bennu as our August Featured Client. In 2009, Austin welcomed a new addition to the coffee shop scene that was here to stay. Located close to the UT campus in south east Austin, Bennu is a cozy 24-hour coffee…

CONTINUE READING
Jun 112013

Joyce McDonald is Tingari-Silverton Foundation’s 2013 Social Entrepreneur of the Year

in Accomplishments & Awards,Announcements,Client Success

PeopleFund is pleased to announce Joyce McDonald, Founder and Executive Director of Frameworks Community Development Corporation Inc., has been selected as the Tingari-Silverton Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year for 2013!  Joyce was presented with the Award at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Gala on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at…

CONTINUE READING

PeopleFund is pleased to announce Joyce McDonald, Founder and Executive Director of Frameworks Community Development Corporation Inc., has been selected as the Tingari-Silverton Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year for 2013!  Joyce was presented with the Award at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Gala on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at…

CONTINUE READING
May 82013

Hammons Family Dental | May Featured Client

in Client Success

Article by Kat Pratt PeopleFund is proud to present Hammons Family Dental as our May Featured Client. Dr. Travis Hammons was on a military scholarship while at dental school. During this time he was in the reserves and became active duty upon graduation. In his service as a military dentist he took…

CONTINUE READING

Article by Kat Pratt PeopleFund is proud to present Hammons Family Dental as our May Featured Client. Dr. Travis Hammons was on a military scholarship while at dental school. During this time he was in the reserves and became active duty upon graduation. In his service as a military dentist he took…

CONTINUE READING
Apr 82013

Blooming Pregnancy Spa – April Featured Client

in Announcements,Client Success,Small Business

Article by Kat Pratt Blooming Pregnancy Spa & Imaging Center is a full service spa that provides a wide variety of caring services to women through the various stages of becoming mothers. Patti Justice opened her business in 2010 after she’d already been a massage therapist for years and now has eleven…

CONTINUE READING

Article by Kat Pratt Blooming Pregnancy Spa & Imaging Center is a full service spa that provides a wide variety of caring services to women through the various stages of becoming mothers. Patti Justice opened her business in 2010 after she’d already been a massage therapist for years and now has eleven…

CONTINUE READING
Mar 72013

Grand Opening for Rosewood Community Market PeopleFund’s March Featured Client

in Client Success

Article by: Kat Pratt Rosewood Community Market’s grand opening was Wednesday March 6, and PeopleFund was there to celebrate! The market is located at the corner of Chicon and Rosewood in the heart of Austin’s Eastside. The day began with breakfast specials and throughout the day Rosewood Community Market treated its customers…

CONTINUE READING

Article by: Kat Pratt Rosewood Community Market’s grand opening was Wednesday March 6, and PeopleFund was there to celebrate! The market is located at the corner of Chicon and Rosewood in the heart of Austin’s Eastside. The day began with breakfast specials and throughout the day Rosewood Community Market treated its customers…

CONTINUE READING
Feb 282013

February Featured Client – B’s Xtra21 Express Trucking

in Client Success,Small Business

February’s featured client is Xtra21 Express Trucking, a full service flatbed transportation company known for its innovation, reliability, and strong commitment to quality. Seven years ago in his hometown of Dallas, Braylon Lester founded Xtra 21 Express Trucking LLC, a full service flatbed transportation company known for its innovation, reliability, and strong…

CONTINUE READING

February’s featured client is Xtra21 Express Trucking, a full service flatbed transportation company known for its innovation, reliability, and strong commitment to quality. Seven years ago in his hometown of Dallas, Braylon Lester founded Xtra 21 Express Trucking LLC, a full service flatbed transportation company known for its innovation, reliability, and strong…

CONTINUE READING
Jan 82013

Featured Client: Safe Haven

in Client Success,Non Profits

This month we’d like to highlight Safe Haven, a child-placing foster/adopt agency in Houston, Texas. Safe Haven began as a group home for boys in 1991. The group became well known for its ability to take troubled youth that no one else wanted. Eventually, the Executive Director decided to take the program…

CONTINUE READING

This month we’d like to highlight Safe Haven, a child-placing foster/adopt agency in Houston, Texas. Safe Haven began as a group home for boys in 1991. The group became well known for its ability to take troubled youth that no one else wanted. Eventually, the Executive Director decided to take the program…

CONTINUE READING
Nov 82012

Client of the Month – Phoenix Arising

in Announcements,Client Success,In the News,Small Business

Article by: Miku Sakamoto This month we’d like to highlight Phoenix Arising, an Austin nonprofit that’s shaking up traditional education through aviation-oriented programs. Founder and Executive Director, Zay Collier, came to believe that knowledge is not something a learner passively absorbs, but something a learner actively creates. Learning was not a spectator…

CONTINUE READING

Article by: Miku Sakamoto This month we’d like to highlight Phoenix Arising, an Austin nonprofit that’s shaking up traditional education through aviation-oriented programs. Founder and Executive Director, Zay Collier, came to believe that knowledge is not something a learner passively absorbs, but something a learner actively creates. Learning was not a spectator…

CONTINUE READING