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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 10
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This is the final episode in a ten-part series. Today we meet a successful woman with native American roots, Loretta Guzman. Loretta had a vision, and it came to her in a dream in the form of a bison, and now she operates a coffee shop on Cully in Northeast … Then, to wrap things up, we’ll briefly revisit a few of our earlier episodes and sum up some lessons learned along the way from Portland’s entrepreneurs and business advisors.
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 9
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This is the ninth in a ten-part series. Today we visit Portland's Mercado, an innovative showplace for food and culture. This show features Gaudencia Felipe of Mixteca Catering.
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 8
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This is the eighth in a team-part series This show features caterer Yvette Penson of Sweet Temptations.
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 7
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This seventh show features Michelle Sanders and Miguel Salinas of Attic Journals..
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 6
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This sixth show features Juiie Derrick, owner of JD Shoes..
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 5
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In this fifth episode of a ten-part series, we meet Dimas Diaz, a man who sells commercial insurance. He tells us about his origins in Cuba and travels to Portland via Florida.
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 4
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This fourth show features MinNefer Menakhem, owner of Dirty Bastard.
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 3
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This is the third in the DI Squared series….a ten-part weekly feature of KBOO News on entrepreneurs of color in the Portland area.
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DI Squared: Dream It, Do It, Episode 2
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This is the second in a series of ten shows on entrepreneurs in Portland. In this episode we feature Christian Kofi and his wife Natalya, founders of Portland Movers.
info_outlineWelcome to DI Squared….a weekly feature of KBOO News….This eighth show features Yvette Penson of Sweet Temptations.
Our expert guest of the week is Ruth Miles from the Oregon Office of Secretary of State.
At one time or another most of us want to work for ourselves, not for someone else. Have you ever had a moment at work when you thought of that Johnny Paycheck song, “Take this job and shove it…”
In those moments we’re all eager to take the risks of running our own business in order to reap the benefits of working for ourselves….Uhhhhhh, wait.. What about those risks? Who said we’re ready to take risks?
That’s the starting point for this KBOO news feature, “DREAM IT, DO IT.” We’re calling it “DI SQUARED.” Dream it, do it. Our goal is to wake you up, and get you thinking, about starting a business of your own. Maybe you’re a person who should start your own business, take the risks. Dream it, do it. Or maybe not…
The entrepreneurs we plan to cover are all people of color in the Portland area, and people who have created businesses that range from… asbestos removal to…. wine-making.
You’ll hear their stories and maybe you’ll be inspired. Or maybe not. No matter, you’ll find the best examples in the Portland region of what people can do if they want to work for themselves and they set their minds to it….They dreamed it, and they did it. And that’s what DI Squared is all about.
Here's Yvette Penson, a woman who grew up in Portland and now has her own catering business.
And here's Ruth Miles, from the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon.
We’ll ask you to examine your own personal strengths and weaknesses and compare them with those of the typical entrepreneur, so that you can get a sense of how well this career will fit with your personality.
There is no one "right" set of characteristics for being a successful entrepreneur but certain general traits and practical skills will help you succeed.
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That’s it for DI Squared for today.
Thanks for listening. If you want to review what you’ve heard, go to the KBOO web site and look under evening news for today’s date.
And send your questions to [email protected]. We’d like to make your questionthe featured questionfor one of our shows.
We’’ll be back in a week! Tune in then for the next episode of DI Squared.
From KBOO News, I’m Tom…