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Youth employers prepare for summer interns’ first day on the job

Last year, over 3,000 local youth were employed at organizations and companies across the city through Seattle’s Youth Employment Initiative. This spring, employer partners old and new prepared to host 2018’s round of summer interns through a series of trainings and workshops provided by the City and Educurious. New this… [ Keep reading ]

Small Business of the Month: SugarPill

Walking into SugarPill apothecary feels a little like you’re walking out of Seattle’s Capitol Hill and into a shop in Diagon Alley. Most days you’ll find SugarPill owner and founder Karyn Schwartz behind the counter, who opened the shop in 2011. Schwartz is a homeopath and herbalist with a background… [ Keep reading ]

Youth employer partners: The Makers Space makes career connections for interns

The Makers Space is a lovely co-working space in the heart of Seattle. A co-working space is where freelancers or small business can convene and have workspace and amenities that are usually offered in an office setting. The workspace functions with multiple membership options, as well as individual day passes,… [ Keep reading ]

Small Business of the Month: Indi Chocolate

The newly-expanded Pike Place MarketFront has a new tenant: indi chocolate, purveyors of everything from chocolate bars to orange-chocolate scented lotion to spice rubs to chocolate liquor infusion kits to chocolate mixology classes, and much more. Indi is a family business: both of founder Erin Andrews’ daughters work at the… [ Keep reading ]

Small Business of the Month: Fitsum-ISM

Fitsum Misgano is described by a client on her website as a “superwoman in disguise,” and it’s easy to see why. In 2016, Misgano started Fitsum-ISM, her own day-of wedding coordination business through which she single-handedly ensures that the most important day of couples’ lives goes off without a hitch…. [ Keep reading ]

Youth employer partners: Farestart’s job training program empowers local workforce

At first glance, Farestart is a regular café in the Pacific Tower that serves delicious foods and coffee. However, Farestart’s PacTower Café houses a hands-on job training program that employs youth year-round. The youth job-training program is one of the many programs that Farestart offers. Farestart has a few other… [ Keep reading ]

Media Arts Try-a-Trade event encourages students to pursue their creative passion

About forty students from Franklin and Rainier Beach High Schools had the opportunity to try their hands at different creative trades at the first-of-its-kind Media Arts Try-a-Trade event last week, hosted at Seattle Central College. The Try-a-Trade event was the result of a partnership between Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Colleges,… [ Keep reading ]

Small Business of the Month: Cubes Baking Co.

“If you would’ve told me five years ago that I would have a bakery in the city of Seattle, I would’ve called you crazy,” says Kevin Moulder, founder of Cubes Baking Co. in Wallingford. Cubes is a unique bakery, and the company came about in an unusual way. “The idea… [ Keep reading ]

Youth employer partners: KUOW mentors the next generation of radio journalists

Many students walk into KUOW’s RadioActive Intro to Journalism Workshop without much knowledge of public radio, both as a career path and as a source of news. This was the case for April Reyes, a high school student in the summer 2016 cohort. By the end of the program, Reyes… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Center increasing equity through internships

The Seattle Center Youth Internship Program is focused on providing meaningful opportunities for youth of color in Seattle, as part of the City of Seattle’s Youth Employment Initiative. The initiative provides exposure and experience in career pathways for youth ages 16-24, and occurs during the summer. Most of the youth… [ Keep reading ]