Category: business

  • How We’re Building a Farmers Market in Pullman

    How We’re Building a Farmers Market in Pullman

    If you’ve ever thought, “How hard can it be to start a farmers market?”

  • Pullman as a Start Up: Empty Storefronts to a Founder City

    Pullman as a Start Up: Empty Storefronts to a Founder City

    Pullman: Walk Main Street and you can feel it: the sting of “for lease” signs, the hush where foot traffic should be, the talent drift as students head back to Seattle after graduation. It’s not for lack of brainpower, we sit between Washington State University and the University of Idaho. It’s not for lack of…

  • Business growth ideas: Grow your business

    Business growth ideas: Grow your business

    Business growth is always a priority You land a few clients or customers (or more) and realize your service or product has value and potential. What’s the next step? No matter where you are in the process, business growth is always a challenge. In 2009 I finished grad school. It was the Great Recession and…

  • Marketing Challenges: What are the greatest concerns for marketers?

    Marketing Challenges: What are the greatest concerns for marketers?

    I guessed number one of the marketing challenges correctly. See if you agree with this Hubspot post – updated to reflect recent business marketing research. 7 of the Top Marketing Challenges Marketers Face Today Every marketer faces different challenges. Although we typically share similar goals, some teams are stuck on hiring top talent, while others…

  • Remarkable life advice from an entrepreneurial genius

    Remarkable life advice from an entrepreneurial genius

    I’m a big fan of Richard Branson. After reading The Virgin Way: Everything I Know About Leadership [listed in 8 fascinating must-reads for entrepreneurs…] I started paying attention to his books as well as active blog and social presence. His writings reveal a scrappy, thoughtful, and very much non-risk-averse entrepreneur who lives life to the fullest and…