It Takes Money to Make Money

It Takes Money to Make Money

Jul 31, 2024 | Access to Capital

By Jacquie Goodwill Solving the Catch-22 of Small Business Loans The satirical novel, Catch-22, came to symbolize the dilemma of solving a problem that is, basically, unsolvable. The characters fought air combat in World War II and the number of missions necessary to...
Waltz of the wallflowers

Waltz of the wallflowers

Jul 2, 2024 | Marketing

This blog was written by Robb Zerr. We remember Robb’s legacy with Commerce and OEDC. Starting a business is relatively easy. At least when you compare it to getting people to walk through your door, push the buy button on your website or pony up some...
For the shell of it…

For the shell of it…

Jun 3, 2024 | Reporting and Taxes

This blog was written by Robb Zerr. We remember Robb’s legacy with Commerce and OEDC. It’s not often that we do a blog that mentions small businesses and money laundering in the same sentence, but we feel it’s important to keep you out of hot water. Without much...
Blinded me with science

Blinded me with science

May 1, 2024 | Entrepreneurship

This blog was written by Robb Zerr. We remember Robb’s legacy with Commerce and OEDC. Anyone who took Chemistry 101 knows about phase transitions. They occur when a solid turns into a liquid or a liquid turns into a gas (vapor). They happen all around us. Take...
David and Goliath

David and Goliath

Apr 1, 2024 | Marketing

This blog was written by Robb Zerr. We remember Robb’s legacy with Commerce and OEDC. Growing up in Renton, I fondly recall going to McLendon Hardware. The original store on Second Avenue was filled with anything you could possibly imagine. Their slogan back...