Clients Spotlight
Arrow’s Delight Chocolates
Arrow Brause, owner of Arrow’s Delight Chocolates, makes fair trade, organic, handcrafted chocolates created from scratch in Oakland, Oregon. Arrows first steps in building her business started with Umpqua Community Development Corporation (CDC). Arrow first accessed Umpqua CDC’s services by attending a workshop titled “Everything You Need To Know to Start a Food Business” where she learned how to put all of the pieces together to sell her product commercially and become a member of the Umpqua Valley Farmers Market. Arrow then received business plan writing training and gained access to an Individual Development Account to help expand her business. Arrow regularly participates in the Think Local Umpqua initiative which allows local independent businesses to network and collaborate while promoting small business development as an economic development strategy. As a member of the Think Local Umpqua group, Arrow developed ties with other local entrepreneurs and small business. This summer, Arrow suffered a devastating home fire which wiped out all her chocolate business equipment. The Think Local Umpqua group rallied around to support her and raised enough money for Arrow to repurchase all of the chocolate molds and packaging materials that were destroyed in the fire. Through the power of Arrow’s local small business group and her own tenacity, Arrow’s business is now successfully up and running again.
Website: http://arrowsdelight.com/
