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  • Considering Total Cloud for Your Business? 5 Questions to Ask First.

    By now most of us have part of our lives in the cloud. Family photos, videos, home entertainment, sure. But there are some business owners who are still hesitant in giving everything over to an “entity” they can’t see, touch,…

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  • Considering Total Cloud for Your Business? 5 Questions to Ask First.

    By now most of us have part of our lives in the cloud. Family photos, videos, home entertainment, sure. But there are some business owners who are still hesitant in giving everything over to an “entity” they can’t see, touch,…

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  • MEASURE 97 – GROSS RECEIPTS TAX

    Measure 97, (formerly known as IP 28) Would Cost Oregon Businesses & Consumers BillionsMeasure 97 is a costly and damaging proposal that will appear on the Nov. 2016 Oregon statewide ballot. The Tigard Chamber has joined the coalition of small businesses, local…

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  • Your Website May Be Killing Business If…

    © ingImage A website is one of the most potent marketing tools you have. It’s open when your best sales person is asleep and represents you even when your doors are closed. It can help you sell to people who…

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  • Why You Need to Grow Your Personal Brand and It’s Not to Land a New Job

    © Can Stock Photo Inc. / jayfish Business owners are as guilty as they come. Because they have their own businesses they rarely see a reason to build out things like their LinkedIn profiles. “I’m not looking for a job.”,…

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  • Why Shop/Buy Local? Does it Matter?

    With the ability to buy anything available at our fingertips, whether online, by phone, on TV, etc does shopping and buying local really make a difference?  In a word, YES! There are a myriad of reasons to consider your local…

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  • Was Your Business Prepared for Google’s Mobilegeddon? It’s Not Too Late.

    © Can Stock Photo Inc. / file404 If you just read the title of this article and wondered what that was referring to, your business website might be in trouble. Last week Google enacted what it had been threatening to…

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  • Weathering Storms and Working Toward Success

    On Sept. 11, 1992, the strongest and most destructive hurricane to hit the Hawaiian Islands made landfall on the island of Kauai causing a path of destruction including water, wind and dirt. Hurricane Iniki hit the United States on the…

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  • Tom Murphy Named 2014 Tigard’s First Citizen

    Tom Murphy, a Tigard resident and attorney with Scott-Hookland LLP, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Tigard’s First Citizen award.  This award recognizes someone who has made in-depth, long-term volunteer contributions to the Tigard community over the…

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