Calling All Dreamers Winner Announced
Downtown Sacramento Foundation is proud to announce Dipped N Color Splat Studio as this year’s 2022-2023 Calling All Dreamers cohort winner. Entrepreneur Monet Dyson will receive $20,000 in cash and in-kind services valued at $120,000 after opening a Downtown Sacramento storefront.
Meet Monet Dyson
Owner of Dipped N Color Splat Studio
“From coming across a Calling All Dreamers flyer and deciding to take a chance on an idea I had [for my business] to now being in this moment is tremendous… I couldn’t have done it without the huge support of those at the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, SCORE, One Million Cups, my family, friends, and local businesses I met along the way!”
Dipped N Color will help families connect and create positive experiences through art with custom pre-sketched canvases, paint kits, and private paint parties. Monet’s mission is to inspire every parent and child to celebrate individuality and diversity so that they are empowered to be their most creative and true selves. You can learn more about Monet and Dipped N Color here.
Meet the Remaining Finalists
For the first time in the program’s history, all five finalists are eligible for a prize! Finalists who open a storefront downtown by March 1, 2024 will qualify for $5,000 towards their business operations. Check out the finalists below:
The Teetotalist Zero-Proof Social Club is a zero-proof bar concept where people can gather, socialize, and enjoy a night out in a setting that feels like a bar, but with an alternate beverage menu.
Flora & Fauna Provisions is a café concept that celebrates the farm-to-fork movement, featuring a seasonal menu based on the same ingredients you would find at a farmer’s market at that time of year. This unique culinary experience supports local agriculture, small businesses, and the community.
An eco-friendly, sustainable fashion and art collective, specializing in high-end vintage fashion, wearable art, and home pieces. This retro-vintage clothing store will curate sustainable vintage pieces for resale at the shop and online store.
A market concept offering fresh local foods and specialty items, featuring a coffee café and deli. Customers will be able to shop for produce and dry ingredients or stay to enjoy a quick meal.
This popular coffee cart specializes in hand-selected, hand-pressed, and hand-crafted specialty coffee and teas. All drinks are hand-shaken and chilled, using only the best ingredients, down to the local farm they get their milk from.
Visit each Dreamer’s website:
Dipped N Color
The Teetotalist Zero-Proof Social Club
Flora & Fauna Provisions
Retrospect-Vintage Fashions
Mercado Urbano
Burnside Coffee Bar