# ![Eight Ventures Group][logo] Eight Ventures Group

[logo]: /~c5n/images/8vg.png

_Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may
come upon the land. (Ecc. 11:2)_

**Home Rentals**

My wife rents [property][kp] in the area.  It's really important to us that we
treat each tenant with the utmost respect.  We set rent fairly and do proactive
maintenance on our properties with the same dilligence as if we lived there.

[kp]: https://www.kalimeraproperties.com

**Consulting**

Since 2010, I have provided [consulting][c] and management services as ECC.  My
early customer base under that brand was churches and small businesses as
Electronic Christian Consulting, later rebranding and expanding as eCommerce
Consulting.  (I'm back to working full time in tech now, so I'm not doing as
much consulting these days.)

Before ECC, I did development work and provided managed hosting as Synthesis
Hosting.  In my very early days (back to 2001), I partnered with a buddy of
mine as KingSki Computers to build custom computers and websites.

[c]: /~c5n/pages/consulting/

**Creative**

Under the Kalimera brand, my wife has turned her hobbies into small businesses,
including sewing and making custom purses and screen printing.  The things she
created were always high quality and custom-made.

**Training**

[Emerald Crown Corporation][ecc] is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable
organization that provides training to the community, especially to
demographics underrepresented in tech.  We also provide training to other
non-profit organizations.

If you are a leader or technical contact of a supported local organization, use
[this form][sup] to open a request.

[sup]: https://tx0.org/1t/h
[ecc]: https://www.emeraldcrown.org

**Open Source**

Periodically, I'll go through phases where I want to
[write some code][projects].  Sometimes, this is to meet a specific needs - a
website for some organization, or maybe a project for Cub Scouts.  Sometimes,
it's just because I'm bored and want a puzzle to solve.  I'll usually upload
that code to [GitHub][github] under a permissive license (most often, MIT).

[projects]: /~c5n/pages/projects/
[github]: https://www.github.com/cameroncking/

**As a Family**

In addition to the activities listed above, everyone in the house (includng
the kids) work, invest, explore, teach, and give with their own time and
resources.  Private donations are made through
[The King Family Charitable Fund][tkfcf].

[tkfcf]: https://www.cognitoforms.com/EmeraldCrownCorporation/CharitableFundRecomendation