Happenings
Learn About Social Networking Online.
Portland Business Community founders Ed Bejarana and Ken Bear Cole will be making a short prersentation at the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. networking group on This Thursday 10/2/09. The meeting will be held at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas Oregon. Meeting time is from 7:15 – 8:30am. Please join us as our guests. You can come and learn [...]
...read moreOverwhelmed? Why not?
The word “overwhelmed” and its sister, “underwhelmed” have always intrigued me. We know what both of these mean, but what does it mean to be “whelmed”? Looking at a dictionary doesn’t help. It is to be crushed or run over, both of which make me think of “overwhelmed. So, why bring this up?
The world has [...]
Vacation Time?
Try setting up the tent in your backyard. The kids will love it and if you forgot something, it’s not far away. The rules are that only the parents are allowed back into the house for the weekend. There will be not TV or Internet, just like if you were out in the woods.
...read moreIt may be time to revisit Joe’s Sports
if you know what a product should sell for, you can find some amazing deals. If the boxes are not factory sealed, open then up and inspect the product. If you are not sure it is all there, walk away. That’s better then buying defective merchandise.
...read moreIf You Are New To Business Blogging Then You Will Not Want Miss This
Portland Business Community is committed to helping local business grow and thrive in these tough economic times. To that end, we are announcing plans to host a FREE training seminar and business networking event.
The training will be a hour and a half long session on how to create effective business blog articles to:
Gain better [...]
...read moreSwine Flue – Is It Impacting Your Company?
Restaurants, Mall Retailers and many other business are seeing declining patrons…Everyone seems to be cutting back… Now even more are staying home because of fear of catching the flu…
...read moreUnemployed – What Now?
I was able to work in my previous field as contract labor. I was in business for myself. Yes, I was responsible for my own health care and taxes, But I was making more then Unemployment! I went from making $250.00 per day to $320 per day for an 8-hour day. My first month I made over $5,000.00. The next two weeks, I made nothing.
Things were much different in 2002. Unemployment lasted for 26 weeks or 6 months. Today it can last for 79 weeks or a year and a half. No one had even dreamed of Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, or Portland Business Community.Com. We are a free service, which can help! As you write articles or comment on others, you will build traffic, which may help you find temporary or permanent employment.
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Greenroofs Contribute To Cleaning Our Air – Beautiful!
As our cities grow so does their respective carbon footprint. More people translate into a higher volume of new cars, the need for new buildings, which in turn, increases the need for energy. The picture that is painted here is not very encouraging from an environmental perspective. The good news is that Ecoroofs can absorb [...]
...read moreThe Safe Salmon Bill
Commercial fishing adds $12.5 Million to Oregon’s economy. But Sport fishing brings a whopping $730 million to the state.
...read moreIt’s time to go Fishing
The opening of Henry Hagg lake is March 7th. This lake is home to some of the largest Trout in Oregon. It is a common sight to see an 8-15 pound Rainbow Trout being weighed at the Lake Stop Grocery, just down the road from the lake.
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