Up and Running

MAY 9, 2014

You might consider hiring a secret shopper to provide feedback on ways to improve customer service. Your local Small Business Development Center Network probably provides regular training opportunities. Your business needs to satisfy the customer while still maintaining profitable operations.

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JULY 16, 2015

Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. From the beginning and all along the way, careful planning has guided the business from revenues of $35,000 in 2011, to $400,000 in 2014, and estimates of $700,000 for 2015.

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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. We have never hired any employees.

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Up and Running

JUNE 1, 2016

Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. While momentum has slowed slightly, food trucks continue to be a profitable restaurant business model. Ready to start your food truck business? The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise.

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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

MARCH 15, 2016

One thing is certain: You’ll be unlikely to receive venture capital funding, as venture capital firms generally only invest in businesses that offer the potential for a high return, quickly. The 10 Best Side Businesses to Fund Your Startup (Plus One Unexpected Suggestion). How to Ask Family and Friends to Fund Your Business.

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Up and Running

MARCH 2, 2010

Suffice to say that one thing worse than not getting your products into the retail channels is getting them into the channels, with all the associated costs, and then having them not sell. This is typical in small business – growth can cause cash flow problems. We had moved from Palo Alto, California to Eugene, Oregon.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

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. Hire the right team.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

I re-ignited Anvil as consultancy, but I wasn’t quite ready to hire employees yet. Since then, Anvil has achieved Fastest Growing, Most Admired and Most Philosophic Companies in Oregon. One morning during a Skype workout with one of my Army buddies, I realized there is one battlefield I haven’t fought on yet – business.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Ultimately, we managed to land a big contract within short order, which managed to easily cover the cost of the box. e. Make sure you hire people to work with you who share your passion and enthusiasm… it really helps everyone stay on the same page and keep focused, and it definitely shows in the end product.

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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. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. Loading… Careers.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

In this episode, Peter and Jonathan discuss Kaizen, Kanban, and Scrum methodology and how they can be applied to small businesses. Human Resources and Conflict Resolution (22:32): Read more: Oregon’s New Sick Leave Law. Jonathan: How does a small business actually implement this if they want to do the Kanban style?

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MARCH 11, 2015

The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies. I have some entrepreneurs who are in Gaza, who are in Cairo, who are in New Jersey, and I’m in Oregon.

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