ASPIRE Chronicles: October 25th
October 23, 2023ASPIRE Chronicles: November 22nd
November 15, 2023The ASPIRE Chronicles is a biweekly series bringing you the latest updates from ASPIRE Community Capital’s team as we share our impact and engagement in Charlotte’s small business community.
Check out what the ASPIRE team has been up to the last few weeks!
The Team Celebrates the Grand Opening of the ASPIRE Office!
The ASPIRE Office is now officially OPEN! Thank you to everyone who joined us at the ASPIRE Community Capital Office for our Grand Opening Celebration this month at East Town Market (@easttownmarket) and to the countless individuals and organizations that have gotten us to where we are today. We cannot thank you enough. Here’s to ASPIRE’s future!!
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With the best in party essentials from Jugo Juice Bar @thejugoman, Food from Mad Dash Charlotte @maddash.clt, Kitchen Scented Balm Giveaways from Wax Kitchen Candles @waxkitchencandles, and Balloon displays from Donovan’s Balloon Service @donovansballoonservice..
ASPIRE Volunteers with For The Struggle!
The ASPIRE team, along with family members and friends, had an amazing day volunteering with For the Struggle on Service Day to help the Elderly community on Beatties Ford with some yard work. They joined For The Struggle’s Marketing and ERI Program Director Erica Gibson. For The Struggle is a Charlotte-based Nonprofit Organization dedicated to zealously fighting systemic racial and social injustice in our community.
Learn More about For The Struggle here.
ASPIRE had a connection meeting with Deviré Robinson!
ASPIRE CEO Manuel Campbell had a great connection meeting at the office with Deviré Robinson, Vice President of Philanthropic Advancement at Foundation for the Carolinas. Deviré is a major change-maker in the Charlotte community, recognized by Pride Awards as the Best of the Best of 2022, and Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 under 40, and has spent the last 8 years making big waves in philanthropy at FFTC. ASPIRE is so grateful for and inspired by our budding relationship with Foundation For The Carolinas, Charlotte’s own community foundation with an amazing capacity to do good in our community.
Foundation For The Carolinas serves as a catalyst for philanthropic activity in our 13-county region and is a driver for major civic efforts. They offer innovative solutions that help individuals, nonprofits and companies bring their charitable visions to life. Learn More about Foundation for the Carolinas here.
ASPIRE attended Money Magnets Club’s Best of the West Entrepreneurship Fest!
ASPIRE attended Money Magnets Club’s BEST OF THE WEST Entrepreneurship Fest this month! Pictured here are two of the incredible entrepreneurs at the festival. It was a celebration, sharing information and support for local small businesses Charlotte’s West side. The day was filled with activities and workshops for all ages to learn about how to start, or grow a business! Money Magnets Club’s mission is to serve as a community that encourages entrepreneurship and financial literacy among elementary school kids and their responsible adults through education, exposure, and resources, to build generational wealth.
Shay Sharee is a Charlotte-based, self-taught artist who enjoys many different forms of art, from creative arts, to cooking, to performing arts. She currently produces paintings, jewelry, and sewn products. Her start in life as an army brat and her love of travel have exposed her to many different cultures, of which she takes influence for her art. Much of her jewelry and sewing has an ethnic vibe. Her paintings especially are geared toward showcasing black culture in a positive light as positive images of black people are not prevalent in main stream media. She believes that black people seeing images that reflect their skin tone and also promote life, love, beauty and empowerment have a great impact on one’s self image and confidence.
At Camryn’s Slime Shoppe, slime is more than just a noun. Camryn wants you to BE S.L.I.M.E. – Savvy, Loving, Innovative, Mindful, & Empowered. Camryn’s Slime Shoppe creates quality slime for those who want to spread positivity and hope around the world. Are you looking for a fun slime activity to celebrate a birthday, a holiday, good grades, or just because?? Have you considered planning a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) event for your school or organization? The CSS vision is to provide a sensory experience to develop mindfulness and to encourage creativity. Also, Camryn loves giving back by donating a portion of her quarterly proceeds to causes supporting kids in STEM/STEAM, the homeless, education and MORE.
Learn More about Money Magnets Club here.
ASPIRE is featured in LISC Charlotte’s video about a Verizon Small Business grantee!
Check out this great feature highlighting ASPIRE’s partnership with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) that provides Verizon Business‘s Small Business Digital Ready’s FREE courses and online resources to the small business owners in our community! Featuring ASPIRE, our Dir. of Programs Christopher Capel, and Executive Director of LISC Charlotte, Ralphine Caldwell.
ASPIRE is delighted to extend services through its partner organizations, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Verizon, to provide aspiring and current small business owners with
Learn More about LISC Charlotte here.
Manuel had a great connection meeting with Kevin Moore!
ASPIRE CEO Manuel Campbell had a great Connection Meeting at the ASPIRE Office with Kevin Moore, who is the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs from the office of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.
ASPIRE Community Capital specializes in business training and access to capital resources that empower underestimated entrepreneurs. Our strategic wrap-around services include: Business Readiness Program, Community Business Academy, Business Accelerator Services and Access to Capital. Join us today in CHANGING THE WORLD one business at a time.