Tag: Client

Apr 292021

Client Highlight: Invictus Martial Arts

in Client Success, Small Business

Our clients, Selynda Garza and Dave Hackbarth shared the story of their business, Invictus Martial Arts. Read their story below: “Through a shared passion for martial arts and a holistic view of life, we became quick friends and collaborated on several events and training opportunities together. In late 2017, we had a…

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Our clients, Selynda Garza and Dave Hackbarth shared the story of their business, Invictus Martial Arts. Read their story below: “Through a shared passion for martial arts and a holistic view of life, we became quick friends and collaborated on several events and training opportunities together. In late 2017, we had a…

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Dec 12020

Client Highlight: Industrial Solutions

in Client Success, Small Business

Our client, Barbara Oldums of Industrial Solutions shared the story of her business, Industrial Solutions. Read her story below: “We started Industrial Solutions in 2011, it’s our 9th year of business. We are a wholesale distributor of safety and janitorial supplies. We have multibillion-dollar competitors, so we found that good customer service…

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Our client, Barbara Oldums of Industrial Solutions shared the story of her business, Industrial Solutions. Read her story below: “We started Industrial Solutions in 2011, it’s our 9th year of business. We are a wholesale distributor of safety and janitorial supplies. We have multibillion-dollar competitors, so we found that good customer service…

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May 12020

Client Highlight: The Little Art Bus

in Client Success

The Little Art Bus (TLAB) is the first small business to benefit from our Fort Worth Microloan Relief Program with the City of Fort Worth. TLAB, owned and operated by Niki Little in Fort Worth, Texas, aims to bring a creative experience right to your front door. TLAB provides a fun and…

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The Little Art Bus (TLAB) is the first small business to benefit from our Fort Worth Microloan Relief Program with the City of Fort Worth. TLAB, owned and operated by Niki Little in Fort Worth, Texas, aims to bring a creative experience right to your front door. TLAB provides a fun and…

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Oct 172019

Client Highlight: Owasso Green Teens Curbside Recycling

in Client Success

The Sherman family is making recycling easier for communities that lack access to recycling resources that big cities have. Jake Sherman and his family used to place their recyclables in the back of his pickup truck and take them to the nearest recycling dumpster or center. This sparked the idea for Jake…

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The Sherman family is making recycling easier for communities that lack access to recycling resources that big cities have. Jake Sherman and his family used to place their recyclables in the back of his pickup truck and take them to the nearest recycling dumpster or center. This sparked the idea for Jake…

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Aug 292019

Client Highlight: CatSpring Yaupon

in Client Success, Small Business

Yaupon is seen as a nuisance in Texas. The hardy plant is often in the way and is even burned to make room for cattle. In 2011, a drought in Texas left millions of trees dead, but one plant, yaupon, survived. Sisters Abianne Falla and JennaDee Detro noticed the plant was thriving…

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Yaupon is seen as a nuisance in Texas. The hardy plant is often in the way and is even burned to make room for cattle. In 2011, a drought in Texas left millions of trees dead, but one plant, yaupon, survived. Sisters Abianne Falla and JennaDee Detro noticed the plant was thriving…

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Jun 182019

Opportunity Finance Network Highlights Chicks With Class

in Client Success, Small Business

Margo Jordan-Baines of Chicks With Class Shares Her Story With Opportunity Finance Network Read the feature below or on Opportunity Finance Network’s website:  Recognizing the need for empowerment programs in her Houston, Texas, community, U.S. Army veteran Margo Jordan-Baines started Chicks With Class in 2013. With a mission to blossom girls and boys into young adults who will help shape…

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Margo Jordan-Baines of Chicks With Class Shares Her Story With Opportunity Finance Network Read the feature below or on Opportunity Finance Network’s website:  Recognizing the need for empowerment programs in her Houston, Texas, community, U.S. Army veteran Margo Jordan-Baines started Chicks With Class in 2013. With a mission to blossom girls and boys into young adults who will help shape…

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May 212019

Carolyn Phillips of Alchemy Pops Selected For Tory Burch’s Fellows Program

in Announcements, Client Success

Our client, Carolyn Phillips of Alchemy Pops, has been selected to be a 2019 Tory Burch Fellow! The Tory Burch Foundation today announced the 50 early-stage women entrepreneurs selected for the fourth-annual Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program. Responding to incredible demand and thousands of applications annually, the flagship program expanded this year…

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Our client, Carolyn Phillips of Alchemy Pops, has been selected to be a 2019 Tory Burch Fellow! The Tory Burch Foundation today announced the 50 early-stage women entrepreneurs selected for the fourth-annual Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program. Responding to incredible demand and thousands of applications annually, the flagship program expanded this year…

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Nov 212018

Client Highlight: Shire Distilling Company

in Client Success

After over 20 years of homebrewing beer, wine, mead and more, George Daher decided it was time to open his own micro-distillery with his family. Shire Distilling Co. was founded in 2017, quickly churning out memorable spirits such as Shire Shine (premium white whiskey) and Shire Fire (a cinnamon infused whiskey). Shire…

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After over 20 years of homebrewing beer, wine, mead and more, George Daher decided it was time to open his own micro-distillery with his family. Shire Distilling Co. was founded in 2017, quickly churning out memorable spirits such as Shire Shine (premium white whiskey) and Shire Fire (a cinnamon infused whiskey). Shire…

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Oct 192018

The Entrepreneurial Engineer: Mia Parton of Aeparmia

in Accomplishments & Awards, Announcements, Client Success, In the News, Small Business

As featured by the Tory Burch Foundation After spending over a decade in the engineering design and construction industry, Mia Parton founded Aeparmia Engineering PLLC in 2017. Minority and LGBTQ owned, Aeparmia is a professional civil engineering firm that designs and manages infrastructure projects that are essential to advancing and protecting our communities. We…

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As featured by the Tory Burch Foundation After spending over a decade in the engineering design and construction industry, Mia Parton founded Aeparmia Engineering PLLC in 2017. Minority and LGBTQ owned, Aeparmia is a professional civil engineering firm that designs and manages infrastructure projects that are essential to advancing and protecting our communities. We…

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May 102017
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PeopleFund Client Feature: Multicultural Refugee Coalition

in Announcements, Client Success

By John Macapagal Making it through a stringent and exhaustive refugee screening process is just one of the hurdles refugees have to face. They are confronted with many obstacles that keep them from having a smooth transition to a new country. Economic, cultural, and language barriers are just some of the impediments that…

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By John Macapagal Making it through a stringent and exhaustive refugee screening process is just one of the hurdles refugees have to face. They are confronted with many obstacles that keep them from having a smooth transition to a new country. Economic, cultural, and language barriers are just some of the impediments that…

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