Entries by Cindy Doyl
SBDC client BumbleBar celebrates 25th anniversary with new milestones
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.—When much of the world seems to have been in a holding pattern, BumbleBar, a Spokane Valley-based business that has been making organic, gluten-free, high-energy snack bars since 1996, has been on the move. In their 25th year of operation: They are launching new BumbleBar flavors that capitalize on Pacific Northwest signature products […]
Resilient construction business is prospering through challenges
RICHLAND, Wash.–Joselyne Hernandez and her father, Jorge Hernandez, started The Black Woodpecker construction company in 2018, a goal Jorge had been working toward for nearly a decade. In the late 1990s and 2000s, Jorge had been a foreman at one of the biggest construction companies in Arizona, but when the recession hit he was out […]
Learning kits help parents teach during school closure
ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Nurturing young children and their community of families has been a calling for Melissa Gillaspy since at least 2008, when she and her husband, Jacob, “fell in love with and remodeled” a charming building in a pastoral setting into Jack and Jill’s House Preschool. But when the Covid-19 pandemic closed the school […]
SBDC advising helps nursery owner prune business to promote growth
SEATAC, Wash.—It makes sense that a business called “Restoring Eden” might do well during a pandemic. “Most people have never tasted home-grown fruit ripened on a tree,” said Troy Picou, owner of Restoring Eden, a nursery and landscape design company specializing in edible fruit trees and shrubs. At a time when so much in life […]
Planning, insight, adjustment a potent mix for cocktail couple
EDMONDS, Wash. – Traveling abroad six years ago, Kris and Kali Kelnero encountered canned cocktails and thought, “we could do that.” After years of work and planning, the couple opened Kelnero cocktail bar in downtown Edmonds in February 2019 and, eight months later, contacted business advisor Janet Toth for help with their next step: Kelnero […]
Family grounded for flexibility, growth with SBDC assistance
WASHOUGAL, Wash. – Family-owned Green Flush Restrooms builds flush restrooms in efficient, environmentally sound, accessible modules. Over 10 years, father and son Ken and Kyle Earlywine likewise have fashioned the components of good business practice into a company that continued to provide work for its three employees and associated supplier businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Statewide full reopening slated for June 30
See full article at: https://medium.com/wagovernor/inslee-announces-statewide-reopening-date-of-june-30-and-short-term-statewide-move-to-phase-3-4943c8be9c37 Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that the state is moving toward a statewide June 30 reopening date and that all counties in Washington will move to Phase 3 of the Healthy WA: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan effective May 18 until June 30. The announcement comes after the governor paused phase movement […]
SBA Ofrece Asistencia de Desastre a los Negocios y Residentes del estado de Washington Afectados por los Incendios Forestales
Disaster Field Operations Center West Fecha: 9 de Febrero de 2021 Contacto: Richard A. Jenkins, (916) 735-1500, Richard.Jenkins@sba.gov Número: WA 16869-01 Síguenos en Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram SBA Ofrece Asistencia de Desastre a los Negocios y Residentes del estado de Washington Afectados por los Incendios Forestales y Vientos Rectilíneos Se Abren Centros de Recuperación Virtuales el […]
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Washington Businesses and Residents Affected by Wildfires
Disaster Field Operations Center West Release Date: Feb. 9, 2021 Contact: Richard A. Jenkins, (916) 735-1500, Richard.Jenkins@sba.gov Release Number: WA 16869-01 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Washington Businesses and Residents Affected by Wildfires and Straight-line Winds Virtual Recovery Centers to Open Wednesday, Feb. 10 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – […]
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