Fashion can be about many things: self-expression, luxury, comfort, artistry. For Nazia Siddiqui, founder of clothing brand Transcend, it’s about community first and foremost. Inspired by her childhood in India, […]
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Pacific Northwest Herbalist Uses Kitchen Incubator Program to Create Fiery Wellness Infusions
Horseradish. Garlic. Ginger. Vinegar. Not exactly a combination you’d consider drinking? Christine Davis once thought the same. But today, these are some of the core ingredients she uses in every […]
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Energy Management: A Practical Path to Lower Business Costs
Running a business in the Pacific Northwest has never felt more unpredictable. Rising costs, supply chain disruptions, and extreme weather—wildfires, flooding, drought, and record heat—are squeezing budgets and testing resilience. […]
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Oregon Showed Up for Small Business: Oregon Small Business Connections Recap
I’ll admit when we first started planning the Oregon Small Business Connections event, I wasn’t sure what to expect, or if we’d meet our goal of bringing together about 50 […]
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Before Signing a Commercial Lease
Have you ever had that one space, building, or neighborhood that has never been available? The one that you always thought would be the perfect location for your nascent business […]
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