Up and Running

JULY 31, 2014

We all have goals for our business, but sometimes we forget how important it is to clearly define these goals. This is especially true when it comes to financial goal setting for small businesses, where often financial goals are only vaguely defined or based too heavily on assumptions. Small Business segment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Four Important Small Business Insights – Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1eRYMvL. Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters – crowdspring.co/1gFez17.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

” That’s what got me connected with Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center and Portland Community College’s Small Business Development Center. I also went through an organization called the Food Innovation Center that’s an extension of Oregon State University.

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Up and Running

APRIL 19, 2016

If you don’t have buy-in from your partners, your employees, and your customers, you just went through a whole lot of something for a whole lot of nothing. Tip #2: Include your employees. The best rebrands come from the bottom up and get all employees involved. Third, internal communications radically improved.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2015

Running a small business is no different. Tip #2: Make your employee or sub-contractor a hero. Tip #2: Make your employee or sub-contractor a hero. Southwest Airlines knew early on that their employees were key to succeeding in a highly competitive marketplace, and so they made their employees the real heroes.

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Marketing Portland Oregon Employee 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2013

There was nothing else like it in Eugene, Oregon, but Helen was sure that if they could just try it, consumers in Eugene would love it as much as she did. Community-centric cart. We believed it was building good community and good karma.” I had to hire an employee!” Ume Grill’s original neighborhood location.

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Up and Running

JULY 9, 2013

My mentor was my dad, who owned a small business in Milwaukie, Oregon. He taught me the importance of businesses being involved in their community and the joy of making a difference in people’s lives. Credit unions are a positive influence on all financial services in the communities where they do business.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

and the fourth largest in its home state of Oregon, after powerhouse brands such as Deschutes, Rogue, and Full Sail. Jason Carriere, owner of Falling Sky Fermentation Supply Shop and co-founder of Falling Sky Brewing, has gone through many twists and turns since Falling Sky opened its first Eugene, Oregon brewpub location in 2012.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Building relationships with vendors and the local community. Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. and Verizon Communications Inc. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

Our portfolio company BetterWorks cites a report by The World Economic Forum: “Employees are eight times more likely to be engaged when wellness is a priority in the workplace.” A pedometer is a great motivator and if all your employees are wearing them it sets up healthy competition.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Couple that with high demand for technical employees like programmers and engineers, and you’re faced with a difficult hurdle that can require some elbow grease to overcome. What’s the craziest story you have from starting your own business? Interested in having your small business featured? Comfortable and steady!

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Small Business Mobile Portland Early Stage 70

Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2015

Do you have one for an investor and then one for new employees? If you’re talking to an investor or an employee, a potential employee, a potential strategic partner, all those people are folks who you want to have at the end of your pitch feel like they need more, feel like they need more from you or hear more from you, that kind of thing.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

Each week we discuss the latest news, resources, and advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners. In this week’s episode, we use the Bluth’s Frozen Banana Stand to show you how to write a business plan in under an hour. Content Marketing for Small Businesses (feat. Arrested Development.

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