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• 3 Cheap Marketing Ideas for Businesses on a Budget

  Marketing can be one of your largest business expenses, particularly if you’re unknown and just starting off. If your business has a storefront on a well-traveled Main Street, you’re in luck. If not, you have some work to do.New business owners who haven’t tackled their own marketing before will be shocked at the amount of work…

• 3 Blogging Hacks for Non-Writers

  Photo credit: GraphicStockBy now you’ve probably heard how important having a blog is for your business. People buy from people they know, like, and trust. A blog is the perfect way to help people get to know you. But it also serves as a resource for people who are looking for your expertise. To write…

• 28 March 2013 Legislative Update – PERS Reform Update

    OSCC Legislative Update        THERE IS NO CONFERENCE CALL THIS WEEK. “LIVE FROM THE CAPITOL” CONFERENCE CALLS WILL RESUME FRIDAY APRIL 5 at 2:00. Update on PERS Reform Senate Bill 754 is real reform. Senate Bill 822 is not. The Governor’s proposal. Governor Kitzhaber put the first PERS reform proposal on the…

• 2013 Shining Stars Scholarship Recipients Named by Tigard Chamber

  Ashley Schroeder and Pélé LaFrance named 2013 Tigard Chamber Scholarship RecipientsThe Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the Shining Stars Scholarship Award, each receiving a $1500 scholarship sponsored by Pride Disposal and the members of the Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce: Ashley Schroeder, Tigard High School Pélé…

• 2012 Tigard Shining Stars Community Awards Ambassador of the Year Named

  The Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is pleased to announce that Jacqueline Triem, Loan Coordinator with Washington Federal of Tigard is the 2012 Shining Stars Ambassador of the Year.  The Ambassador of the Year Award is presented to an Ambassador volunteer who significantly affects a positive perception of the Chamber through active participation, an…

• 10 Easy Ways to Increase Sales

  © Can Stock Photo Inc. / olivier26 One of the most obvious ways to boost revenue in your business is to make more sales. Here are ten ways you can start doing that today: 1. Do You Have A Sales Strategy? Most businesses think they have a strategy, but they don’t.  Now is a good…

• Tigard’s 2012 Shining Stars Community Awards Chamber Volunteer of the Year Recipient Named

  Brian Castellanos, an Associate Agency Manager with COUNTRY Financial®, is the 2012 Tigard Chamber Volunteer of the Year Award recipient.  The Chamber Volunteer of the Year Award honors a Chamber member who has volunteered many hours of time, talent and energy to the success and growth of the Tigard Chamber.  Bert Tousey and his example…

• MINIMUM WAGE FACTS

  The Tigard Chamber since last year has taken a no position on increasing minimum wage in Oregon.  We are concerned about the impact to business, our residents and our economy.  We are opposed to a significant increase in minimum wage for the following reasons.1.Raising the minimum wage would raise costs for fixed income seniors with no…

• How to Give Your Business a Facelift

  

  Businesses need to evolve periodically. Whether you like it or not, you have to look at the trends going on around us and make decisions accordingly. These decisions may involve reaching out to a new demographic, offering new services or products, or changing the way you do things like tailoring your marketing writing to Google’s…

• Welcome to the Gutenberg Editor

  The goal of this new editor is to make adding rich content to WordPress simple and enjoyable. This whole post is composed of pieces of content—somewhat similar to LEGO bricks—that you can move around and interact with. Move your cursor around and you’ll notice the different blocks light up with outlines and arrows. Press the…