Merchant Stories & Case Studies
Mr. Camarón is a family-owned, artisanal Mexican restaurant specializing in seafood, located in the Seattle metropolitan area.
Gravity Payments developed a self-service portal for BLC PETROL and Water Works that integrated directly into Burning Man’s Fulcrum POS. With credit card information securely stored, charges for fuel and water orders were made in real time, with a 99.6% reduction in accounts going to collections.
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Love Story by Angela’s Bridal and The Alterations Studio are an elegant bridal boutique and alterations studio owned by Janet Cooper in upstate New York.
Remarkably, even the greater Seattle area has unmet demand in the coffee market. When local entrepreneur Efrem Fesaha realized that the city’s East African community was having a hard time finding unroasted green coffee, a cultural staple, he opened Boon Boona Coffee in the Seattle suburb of Renton. And when he needed business guidance, he […]
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The team at Gravity performed a thorough evaluation of Onboard’s current and anticipated business environment, and offered solutions that allowed both partners to focus on their specialties.
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Nana Ai Katsu is a premium Katsu specialty shop based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The shop was established in August 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by a husband and wife team, and quickly became a local hit. Gravity Capital helped the owners, Mike and Lei, expand from a stall in a marketplace to a standalone location through flexible financing.
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Upon entering The Fat Hen restaurant in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, several adjectives come to mind: Quaint. Cozy. Cute. Charming. Friendly. Inviting. But perhaps the best word to describe this favorite neighborhood establishment is “communal.” A sense of community pervades everything The Fat Hen does. The menu, featuring hearty brunch dishes like eggs Benedict, […]
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When two-year-old Jacob arrived at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center in 2017, he could not walk on his own. He’d been born with cerebral palsy, which limited both his speech and mobility, making it difficult for him to do even basic activities or interact with children his own age. His parents assumed he’d require special […]
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It’s no mystery to Lisa Boorman why business at her family’s donut shop has been booming these past few months. “We cook happy food,” she says. When COVID-19 broke out earlier this year, Red Door, the three-location cafe and donut shop Lisa runs with her family, changed dramatically. Red Door Café, the flagship location in […]
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I’m looking for a Christmas present for my 17-year-old son and I think I’ve hit upon an inspired idea. Inspired or maybe insipid. You never know with teens. Here’s what I’m thinking. … Have you seen the Cameron Crowe film “Almost Famous”? It’s about a 15-year-old kid name William Miller who goes on assignment for […]
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Sheena and Jason Jeffries didn’t always want to be entrepreneurs, but one day they got restless. Two years ago, the couple decided to quit their jobs—Sheena as a bartender and Jason in construction—and leave their lifelong home of Gaston, Oregon (population 600) to move to Caldwell, Idaho, and start anew. They had no roots in […]
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More than 2.5 billion people around the world lack access to clean water. Each year, 5 million of these people, mostly children under age five, die of water-related illnesses that could easily be prevented by a dependable water and sanitation system. The cost of treating these illnesses takes an immense toll on the economic lives […]
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