About VENTURE · Diamond Bar, CA
The students behind free marketing.
VENTURE is a student-run non-profit in Diamond Bar, California. Volunteer crews build the logos, posts and campaigns local businesses can't afford, always free, while mentors teach the students real marketing skills.
01 Our story
Why VENTURE exists
VENTURE began with two problems that sit side by side in every community. Local businesses like cafés, tutors, barbershops and family restaurants do excellent work, yet many are nearly invisible online because professional marketing is out of reach. At the same time, students want practical experience and are rarely given the chance to build something real.
Each problem is the answer to the other.
VENTURE pairs a small crew of students with a local business, guided by a volunteer mentor. Together they produce the marketing the business actually needs: a brand identity, a month of social content and professional print materials, at no cost to the business. Not discounted. Free.
VENTURE is a new organization, and we believe in being direct about that. We do not yet have years of results, a client list, or completed campaigns to show. What we do have is a working model, a growing group of students and mentors, and a commitment to delivering our first projects well.
The VENTURE crew
Diamond Bar, California · Founded 2026
02 Our mission
Our mission
VENTURE strives to make professional marketing accessible to the small businesses that hold our community together, and to prepare students to lead in business by giving them experiences they can’t get in school through real projects for local businesses.
In practice, a small team of students takes on one business at a time and delivers the work that business would otherwise pay an agency for: a brand identity, a month of social media content, menus, flyers and launch campaigns. A volunteer mentor with real marketing experience guides the crew and reviews every piece before it reaches the client.
The business pays nothing at any point: no fees, no upsells, no fine print. The students gain portfolio work, client experience and mentorship that a classroom cannot provide.
03 Our vision
Our vision
Every good business in our community will be seen, no matter the size of its budget. Every student who builds with us will step into their career already proven, with real work and real results to their name.
We are starting in Diamond Bar, with the shops we walk past every day. As crews complete projects and more mentors join, we intend to serve more businesses each season, publish our results openly, and prove a model that student teams in other communities can follow.
04 The crew
Who's behind VENTURE
- Founder & DirectorStarted VENTURE, runs partnerships
- Programs & MentorsMatches crews to businesses
- Student CoordinatorOnboards every new student
- Board of DirectorsChair, Treasurer, Secretary, Advisor
05 Year-one goals
The plan for our first year
No inflated numbers. We'll swap these goals for real totals as campaigns wrap.
06 Financial transparency
Where every dollar will go
Printing, design tools and small ad budgets. No salaries, no office.
- Annual reportcoming after year one
- IRS Form 990coming after first filing
- Financial statementcoming after first filing