by Jacquie Goodwill | Jul 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Commerce-sponsored mentorship program creates strong relationships that spur business growth “I now have a mentor and friend for life.” Jason Haase is the Chief Executive Officer of Meadow Creature, a Vashon-Island based company that manufactures Meadow...
by Jacquie Goodwill | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
This spring, dive into marketing your business Anyone who snorkels or scuba dives knows the value of going deeper into the water. The things you see and learn spark further curiosity and offer further insight about the world beneath the surface. The same is true for...
by Jacquie Goodwill | Nov 1, 2023 | Education, Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized
I’m solidly Gen X (who cares, whatever) and have for decades worked with various generations including some Silent Gens, many Boomers, scads of Millennials, and now, Gen Z. A few years ago, I started to work with my first clients from Gen Z who were entering the...
by Jacquie Goodwill | May 2, 2022 | Access to Capital, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Uncategorized
Unless you’re to the manor born, the biggest challenge your small business can face is access to capital. Seed money, dough to grow, pump-priming startup funds. Banks typically don’t like to fund entrepreneurs needing less than $50,000. No one should ever use a credit...
by Jacquie Goodwill | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s no secret that entrepreneurs are the rock stars of our current times and the pathway to economic recovery and prosperity down the road. I’ve been an entrepreneur for most of my adult life. I started two companies, two nonprofits and still can’t shake that...
by Jacquie Goodwill | Jan 2, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized
For me, the most exhausting part of running a business was the endless sales cycle. First off, I sucked at sales; still do. Second, I had a nasty habit – at least in the early days of being in business – of counting handshakes as actual sales. Whether we like it or...
