NFIB/Oregon SAFE Trust PAC Readies for Busy Election Year By Harlan Levy, Oregon NFIB, MY VOICE Oregon SAFE Trust (Save America’s Free Enterprise Trust), the political arm of NFIB/Oregon, is ready for a busy year, having launched a multi-faceted fundraising campaign to support candidates who will support Oregon’s small businesses. […]

By Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations From the October Business Voice Notes from the Seminar The September seminar on marketing contained a wealth of ideas, tips and strategies for starting, planning, and expanding your business. The following ideas are worthy of note: The future of small business – Expect […]

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 […]

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 […]

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)

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 […]

[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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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