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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Small businesses which are built on the Internet and dependent on it for their livelihoods are threatened by an amendment to the spending bill passed by the House last week. The amendment introduced by Oregon Representative Greg Walden, specifically prohibits the FCC from enforcing its Net Neutrality rules , passed late last year.

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JULY 2, 2012

I’m taking some vacation time this week and I’m actually going to stand waste deep in the Columbia River in Oregon and cast for Trout. Dave recently launched Likeable Community College and Likeable Local. Small business owners are trying to take advantage of these trends, but few are fully reaping the rewards. .

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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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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. First, the ads were authentic and truly resonated with potential customers. Tip #3: Get your customers involved. See Also: 8 Ways to Create Real Customer Loyalty.

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MAY 22, 2015

Below are tried and true tips to building a brand ambassador program that will keep your business growing and growing. Tip #1: Really listen to your customer. Running a small business is no different. For example, in it’s 44 years of business, Southwest Airlines has never furloughed its employees.

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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.” And in order to secure a loan, she needed a business plan.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Black Friday is great and all, but if you’re only going to hit the big box stores, you could be missing out on a number of unique things that small businesses are offering. And of course, supporting the your local community and local economy really is something worth doing. Small Business Saturday is tomorrow.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? and the fourth largest in its home state of Oregon, after powerhouse brands such as Deschutes, Rogue, and Full Sail.

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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

If you are willing to put in the time, and learn the necessary farming and business skills to become the profitable small business farmer you know you could be, there’s good news. Check out farmers’ markets, meet other local producers, speak to customers as you shop. Farming used to be so much more about community.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview.

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JULY 3, 2012

I’m taking some vacation time this week and I’m actually going to stand waste deep in the Columbia River in Oregon and cast for Trout. is an advocate who speaks about building passionate consumer communities, and the strategic values of content-based marketing. Now, every single age, demographic and potential customer for you is there.

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JUNE 12, 2019

It was five fun facts about Portland, Oregon. But of course a lot of small businesses around here, so we get a lot of people who might be owners or entrepreneurs. Rich Brooks: So, it’s about finding what people are looking for, and then trying to build a community. No, we really focus on digital marketing.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

All you have to do is customize it to your business and you’re ready to go. I always ask people, brands of all sizes, to start with your own authentic personal story, why are you in this business and what do you hope to attain, what do you bring to this world that levels up your community and customers?

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JULY 3, 2015

It should have an understanding that some of the components within that larger plan are experiments and the results of those experiments will drive the further stages of those either marketing programs or business models or customer segments. I think that that all works into the idea of sticking to a good plan. I just hope they come.

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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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OCTOBER 25, 2012

We as marketers operate in an industry obsessed with content that is “buzzwothy”, “viral”, and all other sorts of names that aim to describe a single scenario: getting people to talk about your business. Get more from Greg on the Help Scout blog or download our free e-book on 75 Customer Service Statistics.

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