business

Customized aid helps stylist tailor salon business to clients

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC SPOKANE, Wash. – There are plenty of places to get a haircut, if that’s all you want. But, after 25 years of styling hair in other people’s salons, Kelly Dawson wanted to provide her clients with a more personalized experience. To do that, she said, she needed to open […]

Aug. 28: Award-winning CEO to speak at Power Breakfast

By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business SEATTLE – John McAdam, a chief executive officer who has grown his company’s annual revenue from $108.6 million to more than $1.2 billion, will discuss “Managing Business Transformation” as guest speaker at the annual Washington State University Carson College of Business Power Breakfast.

Business advising helps builders grow amid Great Recession

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC KENNEWICK, Wash. – In 2007 J. Trinidad “Trini” Garibay was making a good living selling cars. But he saw an opportunity in real estate – flipping houses in particular – to create something collaboratively with people he knew and liked, instead of constantly competing.

Artists create gallery business with advisor help

By Hope Belli Tinney, WSU SBDC POULSBO, Wash. – The picturesque town of Poulsbo on the shore of Liberty Bay is bustling this time of year, and Bluewater Artworks is smack in the middle of it all with a full schedule of artist receptions, artist talks, live demonstrations and musical performances.

WSU adds new online ag master’s degree with a twist

By Joshua Paulsen, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University is launching an online master’s degree to meet the growing need for highly skilled field practitioners and managers in today’s technologically advanced agricultural industry. The program begins this fall and is accepting applications.