At Bplans, we’re proud of our home state of Oregon. We’re known in this part of the country for our casual way of life, great microbrew beers, and endless recreational opportunities. But there’s another way we’re unique, and that’s our abundance of business plan competitions and angel investment groups. Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto [...]
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This is cool, and maybe even useful. I caught Map: Where Americans Are Moving yesterday on Forbes.com. The map is interactive, so you can click on any county and see movement in and out during 2008. The view I chose above shows how people move into Santa Clara County, CA (Silicon Valley) from the north [...]
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Entrepreneurs and startups in the Northwest, especially in Oregon, should be aware of several angel investment group investment programs coming up in the next few months. The first of these is also the newest. The new Southern Oregon Angel Investment Network, based in Medford, is running a $125,000 investment competition whose deadline for submission closes [...]
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I’m very happy to see our local (Eugene, Ore.) newspaper (The Register-Guard) leading today with this story by Diane Dietz about a local company getting $40 million in stimulus grants. To you and me, this means “hey, it could happen to you.” Or so it seems to me. Cascade Sierra Solutions in nearby Coburg, Ore., [...]
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Another great video from our friends at the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network. Meet Ted Golden. Ted describes his successful business: servicing rooftop ventilation systems throughout the Portland Metro Area. He was assisted by the Mt. Hood Community College Small Business Development Center. Watch the video on YouTube As always, we’d like to thank [...]
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I hope it doesn’t seem like total self promotion–I’ve tried to avoid that as much as possible on this blog–but hey, tomorrow Palo Alto Software is going to give away thousands of copies of Business Plan Pro (and not a light version, the upscale, premier version) for free to Oregonians who want it. I would [...]
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Another great video from our friends at the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network. The Vocal Booth is a five year old company that started up in Calvin Mann’s apartment. After Calvin created the first booth to keep his neighbors and landlord happy, he realized there was a need in the industry for the product [...]
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Another fantastic video courtesy of the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network. If for some reason you’re unable to see the video below, you can view it on YouTube here: Cascade Peak Spirits Again, we’d like to thank Mark Gregory and the new State Director, Mike Lainoff, for the opportunity to share these Oregon success [...]
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It’s rare that we toot our own horn but … Palo Alto Software was honored this month as one of Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to work for. Oregon Business Magazine runs the awards and sends out surveys for employees to fill out. Thank you to both Oregon Business for running this survey, and thank you [...]
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We are big fans of SBDC’s across the nation here at Palo Alto Software. The SBDC network is dedicated to helping small businesses and entrepreneurs around the country realize their dream of starting, owning and growing their business. Something that we’re completely committed to as well. For any entrpreneuer, the SBDC is an invaluable resource, [...]
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