online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

and Verizon Communications Inc. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Comcast Corp., entrepreneurship.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

Company culture is defined as the shared values, beliefs and practices of company employees including management. Company culture changes as the employees in the business change, as management makes strategic decisions and as the business environment shifts. Look for common employee behaviors.

Small Business 87

Small Business CPA Government North America 87

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. The solution : Dr. Gardner plans to open Ocean Lane Outpatient Care to serve smaller Oregon coastal communities scattered outside of major towns with major hospitals.

Business Plan 72

Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

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 I’m especially excited because some of the well-respected investors in the VC community have agreed to be a part of our advisory/mentorship board which will give our program the much-required credibility.

Entrepreneur 97

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

Our portfolio company BetterWorks cites a report by The World Economic Forum: “Employees are eight times more likely to be engaged when wellness is a priority in the workplace.” A pedometer is a great motivator and if all your employees are wearing them it sets up healthy competition.”

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

As MehtaFor continued to grow in 2016, expanding pro bono services and the trainee program, receiving the support of an Oregon-based grant created just for entrepreneurs making a living with their craft was tremendously appreciated. You have to recognize that you’re part of a worldwide community — social media is not a billboard.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Haiti Baltimore 94

siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest. 6) Advise as if you were an employee. Personally, I take this from the vantage of an employee or consultant advising his or her superiors. Community Manager. Oregon Entrepreneur Network (OEN). Silicon Florist. by Rick Turoczy.

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Portland Oregon Technical Cofounder Startup 46

Up and Running

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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Oregon Jordan SBA Cofounder 60

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Will you easily be able to find employees? Do you have access to an engaged community that is eager to help? Can you afford to pay your employees at least the minimum wage? Zoning map of Eugene, Oregon. Our business in located on Country Club Drive and down the street from a large country club community.”.

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Rhode Island North Carolina South Carolina Technical Review 60

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Tired of working for someone else, in 2010 they opened a Northwest-style-meets-Southern-cuisine food cart in downtown Eugene, Oregon. The University of Oregon marketing department also did a survey for us to see what beers and food worked best in a 50-mile radius. Stephen: Employee relations. We also do monthly charity events.

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Oregon Distribution Portland Georgia 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Simultaneously, people in Oregon, Montana and Idaho are dealing with forest fires brought on by the driest conditions these states have seen in decades. Develop a communication plan for your organization. This may be the case for employees who have a disability and need help getting around. Know your staff.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2014

Plus, demonstrating through your company’s actions — not just your mission statement or website copy — that you care about employees, customers, and society in general will help you to build tremendous customer loyalty. Southwest cares so much about employees and customers that LUV is the company’s stock symbol. Southwest Airlines.

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Oregon Jacksonville Denver Africa 157

Up and Running

MAY 9, 2014

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. Train employees in verifying that the check or credit card is good.

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Customer Oregon Operations Small Business 91

Up and Running

JULY 31, 2014

There’s a difference between gut feeling about something and then a belief based on experience and knowledge and just being part of the business community. The more times you go to the gym as an employee, the more Palo Alto software pays for your gym membership, because we want to encourage people to be healthy.

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Software Review Sales Acquisition Small Business 74

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Rhode Island South Carolina Delaware Arkansas 110

Up and Running

JULY 17, 2017

My neighborhood of Alberta in Portland, Oregon, where small local businesses are plentiful. However, this isn’t just based on the perception that local communities are experiencing improved economic conditions; in fact, it’s debatable whether or not individual small business communities are actually experiencing measurable success and growth.

Small Business 103

Small Business America Ohio Portland 103

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. Community-centric cart. We believed it was building good community and good karma.” I had to hire an employee!” Ume Grill’s original neighborhood location.

Oregon 75

Oregon Business Plan Security Community 75

Up and Running

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. Tip #2: Include your employees. The best rebrands come from the bottom up and get all employees involved. Third, internal communications radically improved.

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Oregon Seattle Employee Campaign 60

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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Marketing Portland Oregon Employee 60

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.

Oregon 60

Oregon Portland Small Business Entrepreneur 60

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2015

How to Make Community the Secret To Success written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The word community has been with us for centuries. A town, a church, a school, a collection of hobbyists, have all long been identified as communities. A community, as described above, can serve a business in a number of ways.

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Community Intellectual Property Portland Oregon 28

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!

Small Business 70

Small Business Mobile Portland Early Stage 70

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2017

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. One thing we’ve done this year is another extension of what I believe in – trying to give back to the community.

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Kansas City Kansas Portland Oregon 57

Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2015

Do you have one for an investor and then one for new employees? If you’re talking to an investor or an employee, a potential employee, a potential strategic partner, all those people are folks who you want to have at the end of your pitch feel like they need more, feel like they need more from you or hear more from you, that kind of thing.

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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. Angie had a website and fast growing Instagram account for news and gossip relevant to the Black community.

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Venture Capital Valuation Los Angeles Chicago 40

Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

We’ve also used employees dressed in a banana suit to walk around the boardwalk and promote the stand. Peter: Yeah, and you’ve got employees and other things. We have George Michael, his cousin, Maeby, and then there might be a period of time where we bring on a third employee, T-Bone. Peter: Great.

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