O c to b e r I, 2014
Minority & Small Business Week
Spa Owner
Proves Herself
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on the corner o f Southw est
Morrison and 12th Avenue. For
Ashley Appel started her busi m o re
in fo rm a tio n ,
v isit
ness, Comma Vino Spa in 2011. commavinospa.com.
In the midst of the recession she
pursued her passion and opened
a spa in the bustling downtown
/4s a female, minority
Portland that would offer a place
business owner Ashley
for locals and travelers to pause
Appel had to work extra
and take a breath.
hard to prove herself
As a female, minority busi
ness owner Appel had to work
photo by C asey C ole
extra hard to prove herself. She
and her husband worked end
less hours after their day jobs to
build out the spa. Comma is a
Vino-therapy Spa that offers
creme de la creme luxury for
wine lovers and ardent spa goers.
Wine and grape based prod
ucts are incorporated into the
hair, nails, skincare and mas
sage treatments. Comma Vino
Spa is unique in that it offers a
great selection of wine, beer and
sake for guests to enjoy. A rota
tion o f local art is displayed
throughout the store.
The spa is a testimony that
there are great opportunities for
a female, minority entrepreneur i
to make her dream come true.
Comma Vino Spa is located I
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president of Vigor. "The opening of
this new facility is the continuation
of PCC executing on its vision and
strategy to provide the opportuni
ties for people to build successful
lives by matching their educational
programs with the needs of employ
ers."
Swan Island will also be a re
source for continuing education,
training, retraining and professional
development in trades and industry
programs.
"We happen to live at a time
when the economy is really expand
ing rapidly and that's certainly the
case for us," said Bill Wyatt, execu
tive director of the Port of Portland.
"There is a great fear about whether
or not we're going to have a quali- j
Tied workforce to construct all of the j
facilities we see in our line of sight, I
This facility will be immensely help- j
ful to us. I'm so grateful to PCC for I
the vision and the will to create
this."
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