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Alana Jewelry at Northgate
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Low VOC Paint from Ace Hardware
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Roofing Contractor Lau Construction
When I met Lau in 1992 he was new to business. He came here from China and started a Painting Company. Any time I hear some one complain about how they can never catch a break I think of Lau.Lau took me to lunch one day and asked me how business worked in the... »
Rain City Guide
Dustin and Anna Luther started the Rain City Guide some time, I think, in 2006. This link is a long discussion about Seattle: http://raincityguide.com/2006/03/07/10-things-you-should-know-before-moving-to-seattle/ It caught my attention this morning because after three years the discussion is still going on with over 900 comments. Rain City Guide is a Real Estate industry blog. Agents, Mortgage, Escrow,... »
Your Local Ace Hardware
Maple Leaf Ace Hardware, the Stephenson Family owned and operated hardware store is my store of choice. The other day I was in Tweedy and Popp which just moved into the Wallingford Center Building. Tweedy and Popp also just opened two more locations. These are local businesses who use the buying power of the Ace Hardware... »
Metropolitan Markets
My fascination with Grocery Stores started in California in the 1990s. There was a store there my sister took me to as a “treat.” I had owned a restaurant by that time so food was near and dear to my heart. Let me say this about grocer’s up to this point. It was all meat... »
Tool Rental Companies
In the spirit of locally owned and operated two great companies that have helped me over the years are Handy Andy and Aurora Rents. Between the two you can find almost any tool and the experience that goes along with using it. In today’s economy you may want to consider renting tools as a money... »
Small Business Primer
Small business like PCC or REI fit our lifestyle here in Seattle. We are a city that likes to get out of the house and into some place dry. We are shoppers. Pike Place market is one of those places where I spent way too much time when I was growing up. It’s fun to look... »
Invest locally
While I was growing up every body owned Boeing stock. A little later in life we all had Microsoft stock. We are a community who knows that having local big business is good for every one. We are losing a little of that community big business, the same as other communities are losing big employers. It’s... »
Invest in local business
This first post is about an economic theory that we will be pushing through out this next year. Small business is what makes any economy grow. We look at a Wal Mart, buy the stocks, shop in huge aisles filled with a variety of bulk items, but when we are done all we contribute... »