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We had the pleasure of introducing Congressman Rick Larsen to a few of our clients yesterday.
Pictured here with Mr. Larsen are Amy Robinson, owner of 3 Oms Yoga, and Ian Rae, owner of Chuckanut Builders, along with some of their respective team... Read more
This is the first post, of what we hope will be many installments, of us being able to shed some light on our small business client success stories.
It never ceases to amaze us how humbling it is to hear about our clients succeeding and them allowing us to share their stories with others.
Today's SBDC client success story that we would like to share with you is that of Veritas Media Productions.
If you've attended the small business awards banquets of either the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce or the Wh... Read more
A common question we hear at the Small Business Development Center is, “How do I recruit and retain great employees?”
What we sometimes find lurking behind this question is a workplace impasse, dispute or just a simple disagreement that can cause a team member to question their future with an employer…or leave the employer wondering if they made a bad hiring decision.
With so many job opportunities in the market now, some workers choose to move on at the first sign of trouble. Such early exits can be costly to both the employer and the departing employee.... Read more
One of our clients at the Small Business Development Center – let's call her Allison for the sake of this story – came to see us recently with the question; “My company has been growing 100% year over year, we are selling our products like crazy, we have great profit margins, so how is it that everyone gets paid…but me?”
Yikes.
Allison is smart – VERY smart. She had a great product idea that was innovative and immediately successful from the time she launched her business part-time out of her garage.
To be successful... Read more
Bizu Getachew has been providing care to people who are old or infirm for most of her life. An immigrant from Ethiopia by way of Bulgaria and a refugee camp in Greece, Getachew settled in Seattle in 1996 soon after winning a U.S. Green Card Lottery. While working at an adult family home in Seattle, she realized that she enjoyed her work and was good at it. That's when she started thinking, "Why don't I have my own business?" Today Getachew and her husband, Tsegaye Mekonnen, own two eldercare homes in Ferndale.
Grace Adult Family Home, is located on f... Read more