crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Portland, OR. Minneapolis, MN.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2016

You might also consider leasing offices in other independent and entrepreneurial spaces, like this one in Portland (look for something similar where you are). Hiring Help. You’ve likely already hired at least a couple of people to help you get your company up and running well. Fill these gaps and find people to supply this help.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

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. Another is Google Ventures, which works with portfolio companies full-time on design, recruiting, marketing, and engineering.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

And when — if ever — do you need to hire your own full- or part-time, in-house dev to work on your website and applications? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section.

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

As I write this, I am currently sitting in my home office, overlooking my sleepy little neighborhood in Southeast Portland. I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office.

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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. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise. Between 2008 and 2014, industry revenue increased at an annual rate of 12.4 What does it mean to have a “strong concept?”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2019

It was in a part of Portland that was up and coming and I always loved serving small businesses. John Jantsch: Fast forward to today, I mean, 500 employees, thousands and thousands of customers, all kinds of accolades but it’s interesting because when you started this even in 2003 … I’ve been in business longer than that.

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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 someone hired you, would you have your lawyer look over the NDA? or Portland. The biggest value I can probably offer you is that I would talk about what youre working on.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2017

To make his concept viable in KC, Couture hired an area law firm to help lobby the City Council to change tavern licensing. To me, the biggest takeaway from my time with John is when he talks about what they look for in employees. Essentially this is a concept that was started on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 7, 2011

Both employees and customers benefit from a business where play and laughter are as treasured as profit and process. A team of 50 employees inspected your CDs and polished them to make sure they were in the best possible condition before mailing. I hope you had a wonderful time shopping at CD Baby.

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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. Then hire them. Heart of Chocolate. Raspberry Rickey.

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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. We have never hired any employees. I thought, “Oh yeah, I should try and sell it,” and I didn’t really know what that meant.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

I’d already seen several of my best employees move on to become brewers around town, so I thought I’d look seriously at making that expansion ourselves, keep the team together, make it so homebrewers who worked at the shop could have a way internally to go pro.”. I’d been running the homebrew shop for a while,” says Jason. he explains. “At

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Every business today has a community that is made up of its employees, customers, supporters, networks, suppliers, and mentors. Each year for last five years WDS types trek to Portland Oregon to commune at the World Domination Summit. In some instances, it makes sense to hire these fire starters and give them an official capacity.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In the midst of managing employees, running two businesses, handling suppliers, discussing beer styles with their brewer, and taking on all the other challenges of running a brewery and restaurant, the Sheehans took some time to share their secrets to success. Stephen: Employee relations. What mistakes had you learned from?

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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. he explains.

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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. In 5 months since the program began his revenue is growing, he’s moved out of his basement and has hired his first employees. The Andyies asked me to talk about our Indie.vc experiment and I was more than happy to oblige.

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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. You also have to have the passion and drive to contribute to the overall aspirations of the company, and folks like that can be hard to come by. Comfortable and steady!

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