By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC OLYMPIA, Wash. – At the beginning of 2013 Scottiejo McNulty was running her company, Elite Cleaning of Washington, like most people run their households: money came in, bills got paid and she didn’t worry about the details.
EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. – If not now, when? That was the question that finally prompted Rob Lewis and his wife Mary Big Bull-Lewis to open their own graphic design firm, R Digital Design.
By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC OKANOGAN, Wash. – When Colette Jones left full-time work as a hair stylist in 2007 to pursue a career in custom clothing design, few would have predicted that five years later she’d own her own upscale beauty salon and spa – with retail space for boutique clothing.
YAKIMA, Wash. – 20/20 vision isn’t the same thing as “perfect vision.” Just ask one of the millions of people who literally can’t stand watching a 3D movie.
By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington Small Business Development Center SPOKANE, Wash. – In a landscape dotted with interns who answer phones and spend quality time with copy machines, Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) interns say they’ve had a different experience.
Jeff Lyman in his store. The Carlton General Store. CARLTON, Wash. – The Carlton General Store on two-lane Highway 153 through the Methow Valley looks like a throwback to an earlier time: a weathered, wood-plank building featuring hand-painted signs for bait, ice and gas. But how to explain the wintertime yoga classes held alongside […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – Demand for training in behavioral interviewing is on the rise as employers increase hiring following the recession. A workshop on this method will be held 8-11 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at 665 N Riverpoint Blvd. There is no cost but pre-registration is requested at http://wsbdc.org/training-calendar. […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington business enterprises looking to generate sales to new markets will benefit from a workshop offered 6-9 p.m. Thursday, July 18, by the Washington Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) at the Spokane Export Center, 1235 N Post, Suite 201. Please register online at http://wsbdc.org/training-calendar. The cost per person is $25. The […]
LONGVIEW, Wash. – When Tabitha Beneke inherited her father’s locksmith business, Keys Plus, she knew she wanted to keep it going. The shop was her father’s legacy, but it also provided three people with full-time employment and was a much-needed service in this town of 30,000 people. “There was so much that was depending […]
LONGVIEW, Wash. – Susan Hoosier, Business Advisor with the Longview Small Business Development Center, had the opportunity to directly thank Gov. Gregoire for her administration’s support for the funding that helps provide business technical assistance to businesses located in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties. Gov. Gregoire was recently in Longview to celebrate some of the opportunities […]