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September 30, 2008 - Web Advertising: Does it Work for Small Businesses?

By Nike Kern, Business Reporter The verdict is still out on whether advertising on the web works for small or large businesses. Some critics in the field believe that the Internet marketplace may not be a strategic venue for a targeted advertising message – yet.   “Most ad servers do not […]


September 29, 2008 - Housing Excess Looking Better–But Not As Good As It Seems

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting The excess supply of housing units is being worked off quickly.  Here’s the picture for new single-family homes: We’ve made a lot of progress towards a normal inventory of unsold homes.  At the rate we’re going (and not making any forecasts about changes in […]


September 26, 2008 - Weekly Biz Quiz 9/26

What was rated the best in the nation by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine this week? A) Best Airport (Portland) B) Best Waterfall (Columbia River Gorge) C) Best Casual Business to work for (Nike) D) Best Seafood Chain (McCormick and Schmicks)


September 25, 2008 - Senator Smith and Liberman propose small business health plan

On Wednesday, Oregon Senator Gordon Smith and Senator Jospeh Liberman (CT) introduced the Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act which aims to help small business owners provide health care coverage. Here are some of the key provisions as listed in the Senator’s joint statement: ·         Requires the development of an […]


September 24, 2008 - Oregon Entrepreneur Award Winners

[Oregon Entrepreneur Network Sept. 18, 2008] Portland, Ore. — The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) announced the winners of the 2008 OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship during its 15th annual awards ceremony on September 18, 2008. The ceremony, held at the Oregon Convention Center, honored finalists in four categories: Entrepreneurship […]


September 23, 2008 - The Financial Crisis Explained

By Mark G. Neil, Pres. Northwest Wealth Advisors Radio Host, Your Money & Your Life, KBNP AM 1410 I spent the weekend reading and researching and working on my interpretation of the events leading up to our “current” financial crisis.  I hope this helps to put matters into a perspective […]


September 22, 2008 - Businomics: Financial Crisis — Random Observations

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting Who broke the buck?  A money market fund, the Reserve Primary Fund, was unable to preserve its $1 price per share.  Losses on its portfolio of short-term, safe investments overwhelmed the fund’s earnings.  The Wall Street Journal reported that the fund was the top […]


September 19, 2008 - Weekly Biz Quiz 9/19

1. What was the name of the major Texas town to be devastated by hurricane Ike? 2. How much did the Feds loan to AIG? A) 95 Billion B) 85 Billion C) 75 Billion D) 65 Billion


September 18, 2008 - State Film Incentives Working

By Nike Kern, As 39 states across the country vie for Hollywood’s production money, here at home the Governor’s Office of Film and Television is doing its part. At stake is a significant slice of the mega-million dollar film production industry, not to mention the potential tourism dollars that may […]


September 17, 2008 - Oregon Poll – 43% Obama, 37% McCain

[Moore Information systems Inc.] Obama/Biden Narrowly Lead Presidential Race in Oregon. Our recent survey of Oregon voters shows Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin within six points of Barack Obama and Joe Biden (43% Obama/Biden, 37% McCain/Palin). Another 14% have not made a decision as of today, and 6% of […]