Life Lessons for the Business Owner
Being a business owner is a constant learning curve. There are always new opportunities, new challenges, and new situations forcing us to learn and grow. For me, there’s never a shortage of “lessons” I’m being taught. Here are a few business life lessons I’ve been learning the last several months: Make time to invest in your…
Read MoreLinkedIn: Networking for Business
Chances are, if you are a business or a business professional you already have a LinkedIn profile. If you don’t, you want to! Today, there are more than 300 million people on the platform, building their network and engaging with their audience. It may be “just another social platform” to you, but we highly recommend…
Read MoreInstagram Refresh: How to Drive Website Traffic
With 75 million active daily users, Instagram continues to be one of the most popular social media platforms used. Over a quarter of the US population used Instagram last year, and this number is expected to climb. After introducing ads in 2013, the platform has been growing in popularity with businesses ranging from industry leaders…
Read MoreWhy Insurance is an Important Decision for Business Owners
When it comes to owning a small business, there are many details to consider in order to keep your business running effectively. One of the most important choices a small business owner can do for their business is purchase insurance. Eric Lindberg is our go-to insurance professional here in Portland. Eric has been with Country Financial for over…
Read More6 Vital Lessons I Learned By Taking A Vacation
There are some life lessons we only have to learn once. And then there are others. Like, how sometimes life gets so busy that we forget to take a break. Or, we just choose to stay in the wheel, grinding out the day-to-day routine until we are forced to quit. Whether it is our body…
Read MoreWhen the Going Gets Tough…
Being an entrepreneur is no joke! It often calls for long days, sleepless nights, and nonexistent weekends. The flipside, however, is what makes it worth it: doing what you love to make a difference in your sphere of influence. Some days, the rewards clearly outweigh the challenges. But other days, the obstacles seem insurmountable and…
Read MoreThe Latest in Social Media: Facebook Updates
As social media managers, Jamie and I always update each other on any updates we see on different social media platforms. However, recently it seems as though every conversation starts with a “Have you seen the recent change to…” Keeping up with every adjustment that happens on social media may seem overwhelming, but these platform…
Read MoreWelcome to the New EMV Card
With all the rumors, confusion, and hype about the credit card fraud liability shift that happened on October 1st, we wanted to get to the bottom of it and understand the facts. Our friend Tanya Williamson at Gravity Payments took time to answer a few questions for us, and helped us better understand what’s changing…
Read MoreTrue to Who You Are: A Business Owner’s Guide to Identity
The road to business success is paved with choices: Will you play it smart, or play it safe? Will you take a shortcut to get ahead or remember slow and steady wins the race? One of the more defining choices you will make many different ways and many different times is whether you will chose…
Read MoreWhat Your Small Business Needs to Know About the EMV Liability Shift
With all the rumors, confusion, and hype about the credit card fraud liability shift that happened on October 1st, we wanted to get to the bottom of it and understand the facts. Our friend Tanya Williamson at Gravity Payments took time to answer a few questions for us, and helped us better understand what’s changing…
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