Meet Success Story Eva: A single mother of seven sons and high school drop-out who was able to regain her life through the help of a 12-step recovery program, NOW 22-months later, works for her own nonprofit organization through the help of our entrepreneurship program.
Christy M., Training Completed April 2009
Meet Success Story Christy M.: A single-mother of three--one in college--was laid-off from her job 14-months ago and was not sure how she would make ends meet but NOW, after participating in our program, she owns her own catering business specializing in meals and baked goods for the health conscious and diabetic.
Mike J., Completed Training & Coaching June 2009
Meet Success Story Mike: An ex-offender who returned home to his wife and kids after 4.5 years of incarceration, NOW after 24 months and the training and coaching assistance of Collaboration Station, he has started his own nonprofit organization in Ohio with plans to expand to the Michigan area in 2011 focusing on helping other ex-offenders find and retain jobs.
and Just a Few Testimonials. . .
"Freedom House for Women has received help in growing our organization from Collaboration Station and we are very pleased with our results. As a nonprofit agency that serves mothers and women in addiction recovery that just opened its doors in October 2007, it was important to have the right coaching and technical assistance to move forward. Thanks to Collaboration Station, we not only developed effective processes for building our operational capacity but also were able to raise over $30,000 in grants our first year. There should be more Collaboration Station's. Their genuine desire to go that extra mile to help small nonprofits succeed is unparalleled!" --Eva Moore, Executive Director, Freedom House for Women
"Upon receiveing the call from Ms. Smith it was my pleasure to volunteer to be a guest speaker for the program. To be blunt, I was extremely surprised at the high level of interest, enthusiasm and knowledge that the audience possessed. The level of questions, the interest in the subject, and the apparent acceptance of the informaiton quite frankly shocked me. Ms. Smith or someone at the Collaboration Station is, quite frankly, preparing their students incredibly well. There were several instances where the string of questioning appeared to me to be entering into what would have been presented in the upper years of law school!" --Atty. John Gugliotta: Patent, Copyright & Trademark Law Group, LLC
We believe Collaboration Station will be an on going asset to the Akron community. I have full faith in Ms. Smith's abilities, dedication and character [as Executive Director]. I seek her advice myself and expect that I will be working with her in the future." --Donae Eckert, former Vice President of Programs, Akron Community Foundation
We are working dilligently to help more people everyday overcome the barriers that keep them from realizing the American Dream of entrepreneurship. The people we serve really want to help themselves; a hand-up not a hand-out. They just need a little encouragement and assistance. Want to learn more? Wish you could help?CONTACT US TODAY to ask how!
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