crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 14, 2012

I recently got back from a cross-country road trip where I drove from Chicago to Portland, OR. ” So it was a breath of fresh roast (so to speak) to come back home and find this week’s small business spotlight in my inbox. Orazure Hand Roasted Coffee’s call for a new logo received 551 designs.

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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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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. What’s your working relationship like now with the crowdSPRING designer’s project you chose? Interested in having your small business featured?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

The Executive Summary for a bank lending plan should be a literal summary of the entire business plan, with a paragraph roughly devoted to the product/service, market, industry, marketing, and management. Keep in mind that a Small Business Administration-backed loan requires certain sections for a business plan.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

Nearby Portland Oregon (just 160 miles away) is home to over 300 startups; between the two markets, nearly 80 new startups are forming each year. Most teams have a reluctance and willingness to “go for it” when they finally do have a scalable business and have validated the key aspects of their business model.

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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. A startup brewery’s biggest costs tend to be the brewing system (e.g.,

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 12, 2019

John Jantsch: So, in preparation for this, because you do the conference and have your business in the city of Portland. Portland, Maine. John Jantsch: Yeah, I was going to go there, because I did a little search, I said, “Fun facts about Portland, Maine.” It was five fun facts about Portland, Oregon.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2017

And so they are devouring click-throughs that used to go to either a small business website or even a big brand website that might have a local presence. They’re pulling in the list of human curated list of successful local businesses and showing those right in the knowledge panel. David thanks for joining me.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

” I ordered a CD from CD Baby, I think it was, and they sent the most hilarious shipping notice about the party they were having in downtown Portland, as they lovingly sent my package off to the post office. People submit their designs, they vote on them. And if you’re a small business, again, that long-term perspective.

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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. Jude’s Foods logo, designed by Bethany Fegles. What’s your biggest challenge?

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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. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise. What does it mean to have a “strong concept?”

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2015

Running a small business is no different. Also playing on this idea, Salt & Straw, a popular ice cream retail chain in Portland, Oregon, is serving up totally unexpected flavors. IKEA brought Swedish design to the U.S. It’s the restaurant you tell your friends and family about. It’s just not humanly possible.

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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. Watch your finances. What you need to know about buying new.

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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. Text Playlist. I keep what I perceive to be a more valuable, important morgue file: one made of the best writing on the web I come across. I take this list and revisit and reread it every 4 to 8 weeks.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

If you aren’t familiar with the term, bootstrapping, also known as “self-funding,” refers to the various methods entrepreneurs can use to fund their startups beyond funding sources like small business loans. Just like Etsy, eBay is incredibly flexible, which makes it a great side business.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

To keep track of the business side of the operation, Stuart uses QuickBooks online, a variety of spreadsheets specifically designed for Red Wagon, and Palo Alto Software’s LivePlan. “We The service guided us into making our initial written business plan to get funding for our store. Going big—but beneficially.

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

He’s helped a lot of small businesses succeed. Here in Oregon, we’ve got some in Portland that are really great and then this article talks about some here in Eugene, Oregon which are doing well but fairly new. He’s helped Startup weekend events here locally. Jonathan: You can go to a weekend event.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Graphic design is a notoriously competitive field and it can be tough for companies to stand out. But, at least twenty graphic design firms from around the world have proven to be the best in their field, with gorgeous portfolios filled with impressive clients and prominent design campaigns. Frog Design. MetaDesign.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

However, as I started designing 1M/1M, it was clear to me that what we have learned and fine-tuned here at such a furious pace, needs to be encapsulated and made available to the larger world of entrepreneurs. In parallel, he is also building a product business that has emerged out of his work with social media campaigns.

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