Member Moments

At Opportunities Credit Union, we go above and beyond to provide small businesses with the help they need to succeed.

Through Member Moments, we highlight the unique stories and diverse backgrounds of our many successful partnerships throughout Vermont. These growing businesses are instrumental in helping to build strong communities as well as providing opportunities for Vermonters.

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Barrio Bakery

Barrio Bakery’s exterior bright colors of yellow, red, and blue are both eye-catching and inviting to passersby, but it’s the quality pastries and warm atmosphere that keep people coming back for more. Located in the Old North End of Burlington, VT, Barrio has become known as the neighborhood bakery, which is fitting, as Barrio translates [...]

The Vermont Comedy Club

The last thing you think about when tying the knot is laughter, but it was the first thing on Natalie Miller and Nathan Hartswick’s minds. The couple exchanged their vows and launched their business, Spark Arts, on the same day in 2011. Their comedic timing has been the driving force behind building a good marriage [...]

Butch + Babe’s

Burlington is home not only to Opportunities Credit Union, but also to a myriad of cultures due to its large immigrant and refugee population. Opportunities has helped many new Vermonters with its “Coming to America” loan, but rarely does it get such a perfect chance to promote culture while helping a small business owner secure [...]

Infinity Dance Studio

Family, connection, and community are all words that embody Opportunities Credit Union. They are also qualities in which Brea McBride, owner and artistic director of Infinity Dance Studio, swears by. As a child beginning her dance career in Ohio, Brea recalls how her instructor, Yvonne Dekay, was like a mom to her, and the studio [...]

Qi Vet

The opportunity to follow your ambition sometimes first takes the courage to believe in yourself and your dream. When you take those first steps to achieving your goal – Opportunities will help see you the rest of the way. Opportunities Credit Union wasn’t there at the start of Dr. Nathan Heilman and Therese Fafard’s dream [...]

Delibac Construction

The opportunity to take your life and career where you want it doesn’t always present itself the way you expect, but when that moment does come along Opportunities Credit Union will be there with you to make sure it doesn’t slip away. Fred Delibac has been in general construction for almost his whole life. He [...]

Moonlight Cycles

Opportunities aren’t always easy to come by, sometimes you need to have patience and seek them out. Which is what happened when Ethan Goodkind finally came upon Opportunities Credit Union. After meeting with several banks, he was finally directed to Greg Huysman at Opportunities. When the local banks weren’t interested, Opportunities was there when Ethan [...]

Four Quarters Brewing

When opportunity puts your dream within reach, make sure you’re ready to make it a reality. Which is exactly what happened when Brian Eckert of Four Quarters Brewing met with Greg Huysmen at Opportunities Credit Union. Armed with a well drawn up business plan, Brian sat down with Greg to discuss a small business loan [...]