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DECEMBER 19, 2014

We could see small business owners struggling to pay their teams more overtime or increase hiring, and we could also see an uptick in consumption as wages rise, and more people with the financial freedom to start their own businesses. The Oregon Ducks’ coaches earn huge bonuses.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 16, 2012

There’s a clear roadmap, they know what they’re working on, and they can hire more Portlanders. All Geoloqi’s investors hail from Oregon, and the company was a star of the city’s incubators. “We know we can be [at Esri] for a long time and work on cutting-edge stuff.” It’s a real local success story.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We try to hire deeply analytical associates to can help companies problem solve and who make us better investors. You can’t let every team hire as many team members as they want. A Sense of Purpose.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. What does a social enterprise look like?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

How much you’ll pay depends on the state where you form your LLC and whether you hire a professional to help you. And Oregon requires insurance agents to be licensed by the state’s Division of Financial Regulation. In Oregon, it’s called corporate activity tax. Business name search. And paying late can cost you hefty penalties.

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Up and Running

JULY 17, 2014

Hiring professionals for a small business is an important process. Have you hired legal help for your small business? The best attorney for your business will depend on what the legal needs are for your company. The right attorney can save your business money and time in dealing with complex legal matters.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 16, 2012

There’s a clear roadmap, they know what they’re working on, and they can hire more Portlanders. All Geoloqi’s investors hail from Oregon, and the company was a star of the city’s incubators. “We know we can be [at Esri] for a long time and work on cutting-edge stuff.” It’s a real local success story.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2012

These important considerations are made during the hiring process at Google and Zappos, respectively. These companies know it is much easier to build a strong culture by hiring new people with the right attitude than to hire people for their skills alone and then try to align them around a common service vision.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 22, 2021

Amy created her podcast, PR Talk, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America (Oregon), in 2017 and has hosted more than 100 episodes so that PR people can better learn the craft. 4:02] If I were trying to hire for my team, how would I distinguish between a marketing person and a PR person? [5:20]

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

Do I need to hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for my small business? Before hiring a CPA it’s important to ask several questions and get to know the skills and limitations of the person doing the accounting work. This assurance can be beneficial if the business is seeking loans or investment funding.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Let’s use the Oregon football team as an example. In business, you have to know what your core values are to know what you’re looking for in a new hire. If a potential employee doesn’t have either one of those traits, we won’t make that hire. Know your core values. You need both Randys and Rudys.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2017

But, it takes a lot more than a Google search for ‘criminal defense lawyer Oregon’ to find the perfect match for you. Perhaps you hired one for your divorce, or when you bought your home. You’ve finally found an attorney who seems perfect for you, but don’t jump into hiring them just yet. Chances are you know some lawyers.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2014

That’s a pretty clear statement that’s borne out by the airline’s competitive fares and Bags Fly Free ® policy, not to mention the fact that it places attitude above experience when hiring. Hire and grow people who understand that the first step to resolving a claim is to first care about the people who have suffered a loss.

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Up and Running

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. We wanted ice cream that we make from scratch,” Emily says, “to showcase local, Oregon dairy, and using local, seasonal fruit, berries, and produce.”.

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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. Such programs help early-stage companies get the capital they need to fuel growth, especially when banks aren’t lending.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Zoning map of Eugene, Oregon. An interior designer was hired to make the space shine. You can also look to an attorney for help through the process. A simple Google search should turn up a zoning map of your area as well. Give it a try. If you’re operating a business out of your own home, many of the same zoning laws will apply to you.

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Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2015

I have to admit, I’m interested in seeing restaurants offer more vegetarian options, and I’m really hoping Neurogastronomy comes to Eugene, Oregon! The people who hire you will be looking to your personal reputation, and to online reviews to get a feel for whether or not they can trust you before they even decide to call.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Some hire employees only during the busy times and lay them off when the season ends. Down to Business is a weekly small business advice column featured in The World Newspaper, originally published online by the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network , and republished here with permission. ]. Accounting Strategy'

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Up and Running

MAY 9, 2014

You might consider hiring a secret shopper to provide feedback on ways to improve customer service. Do you know how your employees treat customers when you aren’t there? Customer service is the key to the word-of-mouth advertising you hope to generate in the community. Training can often help employees provide better customer service.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

For instance, America’s SBDC Oregon offers a variety of services for entrepreneurs, like access to Market Research Institute data, and business advising for veterans through its Veterans Mean Business program. They can also help startups think through things like how to grow and when to hire their first employee.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Although we started in Portland, Oregon, we now have members in every state with many meetup launches planned for 2020.We’re Hiring new resources and get them trained is much time taking, unless it is an obligation, rather than adding a small number of investments on experienced employees. Thanks to Gwen Montoya, The MOB Nation

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Students are looking for internships, and employers, in turn, when they go to hire are looking for students who've had some sort of internship or work experience. For InternMatch, the "where," so far, includes Washington, Oregon, and California - the three states where the company has launched its operations.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 11, 2013

I’m a member of an angel investment group based where I live in Oregon. I can take the money you want, hire some people, and become your competitor.” And I watch Shark Tank, the TV show, in which a select group of seasoned investors (the sharks) pick and choose investments from business pitches. Defensibility.

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Up and Running

MAY 31, 2012

Jesse Thomas, of Springfield, Oregon, was an amateur triathlete. From his previous startup experience, he knew the value of hiring the right people, and says that has led to a “culture built around people who have a healthy work/life balance, who are active, and are generally fun and happy to be around.”

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MARCH 20, 2012

This is why I love the startup environment – there’s always something new to address and it keeps me and my team on our toes” One of the biggest challenges the team at RealLead faced during start up was recruiting skilled programmers, a growing problem in Eugene, Oregon where RealLead is based.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Sean Thorne is a college senior at the University of Oregon, majoring in economics. Did you make any mistakes in the hiring process? I think the most important thing that I’ve done is realize this and strive to always surround myself with people way smarter than myself on my team. How did you find the developers for your team?

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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. Steven and Colleen Sheehan opened their Delacata food cart in Eugene, Oregon, when they realized there wasn’t much in the way of traditional Southern food. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise.

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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. The class was about a three month class, and then after it was over I took those next steps to get my LLC and my bakery license from the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

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Up and Running

JUNE 3, 2011

Frank Chimero , a designer and author in Portland, Oregon, keeps a collection of articles that inspire him to make things. How to Hire a Programmer – Derek Sivers. How to Hire a Programmer reminds me that it’s good to ask for help. How to Hire a Programmer – Derek Sivers. Text Playlist.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”. It’s more important to understand that you have gaps in your management team and that you need to hire the right people. Analyzing results from MRIs tests is difficult, time consuming, and expensive.”. Try and distill your customer’s problem down to its simplest form.

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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. I had to hire an employee!” So she and Ray took the gamble, and together they set out to build the best restaurant they could: Ume Grill. Ume Grill launched Ume Bento-Go!,

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Up and Running

MARCH 15, 2016

In addition, the licensing you’ll need will vary by state; in Oregon, for instance, as there is no sales tax, business licenses serve as a substitute for a sales tax ID. Step 7: Hiring employees. If you plan on setting up a brick-and-mortar retail location, you’ll need to hire employees for your store.

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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. Martin Cove Brewing Company.

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

After doing my MBA at the University of Oregon, I decided I wanted to try to become a professional triathlete. Our first employees were actually University of Oregon students that came in and made the bars in our house. Eventually I hired my cousin who was a super talented young graphic designer out of Cal Poly.

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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. Essentially this is a concept that was started on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon. Answers John C : Bier Station is the Midwest’s first craft beer tasting bar and bottle shop.

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