DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

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DI Squared is a program about entrepreneurs of color in the Portland area. Each week we feature an entrepreneur who tells the story about getting started. We also present a resource organization that provides services to businesses in getting started. And we raise---and answer----a question of the week about some aspect of creating a business. Our purpose is to inspire realistic thinking that can launch successful enterprises.

Topic tags:

African American, Corporations, Latino/Hispanic, Women, Economy

Streams:

BooTwo - second stream

Program status:

Retired

DI Squared: Episode 7, Maker of Books

Airs at: Tue, 07/25/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

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We Interviewed Michelle Sanders, whose company turns old books into journals and garlands. She sells them to retail outlets, including bookstoresl around the US. We also interviewed Laura Locker, Small Business Program Manager for Mercy Corps Northwest. This non-profi... Read more

DI Squared: Episode 8, A Portland Caterer

Airs at: Tue, 07/18/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

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DI Squared: Episode 6, JD Shoes

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 2:00pm

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Today on DI Squared we meet Julie Derrick of J. D. Shoes, a repair shop on North Alberta here in Portland. With Julie are Nita Shah and Tatsonga Davis of MESO, MicroEnterprise Services of Oregon, a non-profit that works with start-up businesses. Read more

DI Squared: Episode 4, Dirty Bastard

Airs at: Tue, 06/20/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

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Episode 4 of DI Squared, an interview with the founder of 'Dirty Bastard', a company that sells men's shaving products. This is a program in which we put the word "Entrepreneur" under a microscope, and find out what it is that spells success for someone that starts a bu... Read more

DI Squared 3: Bed Bug Hunter

Airs at: Tue, 06/13/2017 at 2:30pm

Produced for: DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

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Portlanders know that living in the city comes with it share of insects we’d rather not share our homes with. In this week’s KBOO News feature DI [D-I] Squared, KBOO reporter Tom Flynn speaks to a local entrepreneur who has found success in helping people manage what b... Read more