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Timber towns and the tariff

FOREST GROVE, ORE. – Times in the timber industry are about as rough as Brian Peters has seen in his 10 years as a logger. By Frank Bures | Special to The Christian Science Monitor…

Proposals that Pop: An Interview with Gail and Jim Greenwood Considering that only one of every seven to ten SBIR proposals is funded, it pays to submit the very best proposal possible. That requires a…

Press Releases are a Colossal Waste of Time

For 20 years before I became a traffic builder for web sites, I was a publicist handling household name consumer brands. I’m going to share a trade secret with you: press releases are a colossal…

Your Job Is Change- The 10 Rules of the Change Insurgent Part I

When change programs are doomed before they start … When old leaders are stumped by new challengers … When change itself is changing … by Robert B. Reich from Fast Company issue 39, page 140…

Your Job Is Change- The 10 Rules of the Change Insurgent Part II

6. Hold change resisters’ hands. Every organization has change resisters — people who are uncomfortable with change, who are threatened by it, or who would simply rather not have to deal with it. Change resisters…

How to Hire a Salesperson

When hiring a salesperson, small business owners need to focus on one important issue: finding the individuals who best sell themselves. by Jeffrey Moses NFIB If applicants can’t convince you that they’ll perform well, how…

Paul Green Researches successful Oklahoma business incubator program

When you want to improve your own business incubator program, you visit one that has a history of success and find out what works, and what doesn’t work. That’s exactly what Paul Green, executive director…

Seattle venture firms Encompass and Digital plan to merge

In a rare move, two Seattle-area venture capital companies this week decided to merge. Seattle-based Digital Partners, with $36 million under management, and Bellevue-based Encompass Ventures, with $64 million under management, combined in what partners…

Spokane Area venture fund (Northwest Venture Fund) boosts Seattle firm

A group led by Spokane-based Northwest Venture Associates http://www.nwva.com/ has invested $5.6 million in a Seattle provider of security software. Bert Caldwell – Staff writer The Spokesman Review Vigilos Inc. software allows users to integrate…

Venture Capital: Cold Fusion has winning new flavor –non-tech

Seattle venture capitalists and angel investors got awfully excited about an ice pop yesterday. That’s right, flavored ice on a stick. By JOHN COOK SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Cold Fusion Foods Inc. — maker of a…

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