Before the pandemic, City Catering was one of the busiest food businesses in Seattle for 21 years. It was founded by Lendy Hensley and run with business partners Shana Hicks […]
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Report: Do Small Businesses Feel Supported in Recovering from The Pandemic?
In Spring of 2021, Business Impact NW reached out to small and micro business owners to complete a survey about their experience with the economic impact of COVID-19. These businesses […]
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Demystifying the “Value Proposition”
The words “value proposition” can inspire fear as a new or aspiring business owner. Our business coaches and loan officers spend a lot of time helping people just like you […]
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Patty Pan Cooperative Aims to Build a Network of Food By Humans, For Humans
Patty Pan Cooperative is a food business that keeps on growing. They originally started as a vendor in 1997 serving tamales at Seattle-area farmers’ markets. Between 1997 and 2013, the […]
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Community Groups To Join as a Minority-Owned Business in the PNW
With a history of male, white-dominant institutions in the United States, different disenfranchised groups of people have had to rely on building their own support structures. These organizations are sometimes […]
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