Bridgette Johnson had been silently repeating the mantra that she wanted to open her own business as she drove past a historic building on East Cherry Street with a for […]
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Pulse Pro Health Brings Electromagnetic Field Therapy to Seattle
Trishann Couvillion’s Journey to Small Business Ownership: On August 1st, 2013, Trishann Couvillion was hit by both a semi-truck and an RV on the Seattle Viaduct. She lost her job […]
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Giving Washington Apples the Attention They Deserve
About a decade ago, Rick Hastings was making beer as a hobbyist brewer Rick’s brother and sister-in-law are both unable to consume gluten because of Celiac’s disease. When they visited […]
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Connect Lounge: A Small Business Story of Joy & Human Connection – Part 2
Iulia visited 12 local banks who all rejected her request for a loan before she found a silver lining during a meeting at Columbia Bank. “All the banks were extremely […]
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Glassmaker Julie Conway’s New LUMI Collection & Her Contribution to Seattle’s Creative Economy
It’s not easy being an artist in Seattle. Similar to food business owners, makers operate within extremely tight profit margins, and “according to a study by Seattle’s Office of Economic Development, warehouse and other small commercial building vacancies are at an all-time low, under 2 percent” (KUOW).
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