This month we have lots of "new" to share -- a Mosaic friend offers her in-store and online retail experience to our small business community; we introduce three new food entrepreneurs to our virtual STL101 audience; Futbol Club STL creates a welcoming space with an international flair for events and all things soccer; and a custom upholstery business that uses gorgeous handmade textiles and fabrics from around the world. Read on for inspiration and join us for one or both of our May virtual panels!
Warmly,
Betsy, Suzanne and Bomi
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Calling all immigrant small businesses: If you want to know the ins and outs of selling on Amazon without busting your budget, this is a great opportunity to hear from people who know. Angie Echele has been a supporter of Mosaic and is excited to offer her expertise to help immigrant entrepreneurs. She is the founder of Retail Smarter which helps clients expand their in-store and online presence by solving their retail challenges and creating smart strategies for building long-term success.
Bruno Nobre, founder of Mina's Espresso Inc., which sells coffee from his native Brazil, will share when and how he started selling on the platform and his experience to-date. Don't miss a chance to learn and ask questions in this free virtual event.
Event details:
Thursday, May 20 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (CST) on Zoom (free, but registration required)
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STL101: Meet 3 New Immigrant Food Businesses! |
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If you're hungry for new culinary experiences, you'll want to join our next virtual STL101 session on Tue., May 25 to hear from three new food entrepreneurs. Sweet delectable Peruvian-inspired churros, delicious, savory Japanese sandos and antioxidant-rich, refreshing West Africa inspired teas -- each of these started or flourished during the last year. What have they learned so far and what's in store for them -- and us! -- as we ease out of the pandemic? Show your support by attending this free online event - you'll have a chance to win a gift card to each of the businesses.
STL101 is a bi-monthly program offered by the St. Louis Mosaic Project that brings together St. Louis newcomers, natives, and internationals for connecting, socializing, and learning experience. Panelists are immigrant or first-generation American business owners.
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Event details:
Tuesday, May 25 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (CST) on Zoom (free, but registration required)
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When Jose Trujillo, originally from Peru, moved to St. Louis a few years ago, soccer was the way he and his family met others and the mutual bond he immediately felt helped eased their transition.
As a way to give back what was so helpful to he and his family, he opened Futbol Club STL, a premier indoor soccer facility in the heart of STL. The complex is 46,000 square feet and it includes a total of 6 fields for small sided soccer, 5 V 5 or 6 V 6. Futbol Club STL has three dasher board fields, two lined fields and a futsal court. The facility is open to the public for field rental, pickup games, individual training, birthday parties and corporate events. Keep Futbol Club STL in mind for anyone looking for community connection and, of course, soccer!
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Mosaic is looking for Connectors for the Professional Connectors program. The Professional Connector Program gives foreign-born individuals (the "Connectee") the chance to meet with a well-connected and globally-minded professional (the Connector) over one coffee/tea session* and receive job-seeking advice in the participant's respective industry of interest. Connectors then make three additional introductions.
We all know that "who you know" is important in business and during the job search but for foreign-born newcomers, finding the "right" connections can seem insurmountable! It only takes one connection to spark more and help the Connectee boost their confidence and knowledge about the job market.
We're thrilled when we hear that a Connectee landed in a job as the result of an initial Connector's time, guidance and introductions -- it's one of the best ways to have a welcoming impact!
*virtually, during the pandemic
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Mosaic Entrepreneur Shout-Out |
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A set of circa 1910 classic quarter-sawn oak dining chairs with new seat upholstery of black and white bicolor hair-on cow skin |
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A pair of vintage Louis XV chairs re-upholstered with hand-embroidered textiles from the mountain village of Tenango de Doria in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico
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As a little girl growing up in Mexico, Lucía Landa always dreamed of being an architect. Her parents encouraged her interests, allowing her to design her own bedroom as well as part of an unfinished stone house on her father’s property. It wasn’t until she and her husband, Joseph Duggan, a St. Louis native, settled in the area with their daughter Rita that she would bring her passion for design to fruition as the owner of her own upholstery and antiques business, Lucía Landa Upholstery and Lucía Landa Design.
To date, Lucia and her team have re-upholstered an automobile seat for a 1961 Ford Fairlane, seating for 2 restaurants and many residential pieces. Now, Lucia's beautiful collection is available on Chairish, the design world's ultimate destination for home furnishings and art. Click here to continue reading Lucia's story
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