YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

Another is Google Ventures, which works with portfolio companies full-time on design, recruiting, marketing, and engineering. Network Redux, a managed-service provider in Portland, Oregon, serves more than 1,100 clients globally, but could not secure credit after the 2008 credit crisis despite a 100 percent year-over-year growth rate.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Also make sure that you’re communicating well with any web developers or designers you hire. Have appropriate expectations, listen to the professionals in your employ and don’t micro-manage a design or development project. Let developers develop, designers design and you - do your own business.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Portland, Oregon-based Shwood was founded by Eric Singer, whose inspiration for starting the company came from hand-carving a pair of sunglass frames one day out of a Madrone tree limb from his own backyard, adding a rusty pair of cabinet hinges and lenses from a corner store. America’s Favorite Small Business.

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Portland Oregon America Small Business 140

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

A new system might be subject to delays, especially if demand from other breweries is high, but you’ll be able to design to your needs and specifications, and you’ll have support when issues arise (and they will). Your initial system will likely be seven to 15 barrels. I’d been running the homebrew shop for a while,” says Jason.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

If the free flow of ideas is important to business operations, regardless of whether you’re a sole-trader or a business with 20 employees, you’re going to want to build an environment that breeds creativity. And, it’s important that everyone, CEO, designer and account manager alike, be a part of it. Offer space to blow off steam.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2013

A team of 50 employees inspected your CD and polished it to make sure it was in the best possible condition before mailing. We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved “Bon Voyage!” ” In web design pictures are the design.

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Stock Software Review New York Sales 105

Up and Running

MAY 22, 2015

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. For example, in it’s 44 years of business, Southwest Airlines has never furloughed its employees.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Whether you love Apple or hate it, you can’t deny they’ve designed more than a place to sell products with their stores worldwide. The geniuses aren’t the only part of the service experience that customers like, as most stores are heavily-staffed and employees can check out customers right from their iPhones — no waiting in line required.

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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. What you need to know about buying new. he explains.

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

If I honor your NDA, and I meet a great investor or potential employee or valuable partner for your new venture, I wouldnt be able to tell them about it. If you can, design for circumstances where, once youre ready to start talking about your idea, youre encouraging people to "disclose" your efforts. or Portland. or Seattle.

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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. ” Your food truck should have a cohesive design, a clever name, an established brand, and a unique offering. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise. Ready to start your food truck business?

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Revenue Portland Oregon Social Media 60

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2011

We needed to have a number of logos and icons designed for our various apps, but it was difficult figuring out where to in order to find good design talent. 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.

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Small Business Mobile Portland Early Stage 70

Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

Like many parents these days, Josh and his wife Bethany realized that it would be a battle keeping the house designated into gluten-free and non-gluten-free areas, so they all got on the bandwagon and kicked gluten to keep things simple. We have never hired any employees. Jude’s Foods logo, designed by Bethany Fegles.

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Oregon Portland Small Business Community 60

Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

An employee at Red Wagon Creamery serves up a scoop. Now that Red Wagon has a retail storefront, 20 full-time and part-time employees, and is building toward its expansion plans, Stuart keeps a tighter eye on cash flow. “We Add seven to 10 employees. Heart of Chocolate. Raspberry Rickey. Smoked Salt Caramel #6.

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Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

I’ve also had the good fortune to operate and sometimes live in several other fledgling tech corridors – Cambridge, NYC, Portland, Boulder, Santa Fe, Austin, Dallas, SLC, Frankfurt, Paris. Several smaller software groups, vfx studios and creative design labs are now benefitting from the movement south.

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at the XOXO Festival in Portland Oregon. So, you have entrepreneurs building companies, building customer bases, designing interactions with their users in order to make themselves appealing to venture capital. The Andyies asked me to talk about our Indie.vc And that’s not a joke.

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