Tell me about how your business got started. A decade in the making, the Borland Free Clinic is the culmination of a dream. A dream that a few community-minded people dared to explore, believing that there were more ways to serve the members of our community with physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. A dream of […]
Author: Ida Hecker
How YOU Can Help Small Business Owners!
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant We know that each one of you is an expert in a subtopic of business which could help a business owner be successful. For that reason, we are extending a Request for Proposals to all of you in the Tualatin Chamber! As part of the CARES Act which funds my […]
OSHA reminder about businesses and face coverings
Oregon OSHA is sharing the facts about businesses and the face covering mandate. Face coverings are required in outdoor public spaces when physical distancing is not possible and in indoor public spaces. People with a disability or medical condition may request accommodation from a business if they cannot wear a mask, face shield or face […]
Washington County aims to prevent workplace outbreaks with toolkit and enforcement line
With more Oregon workplaces experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, Washington County has created a downloadable toolkit in English and Spanish to help businesses address and prevent these outbreaks. “As part of the county’s contact tracing process, we ask people who have tested positive to tell us where they work,” said Theresa Koppang, who coordinates Washington County’s COVID-19 […]
Member Highlight: Genteel LLC
Tell me about how your business got started. Dr. Chris Jacobs is a brilliant mind. As a biomedical engineer, over the last 40 years he has created some of the invaluable medical devices you still see today being used in hospitals around the world. After years of developing innovative devices for the medical and automotive […]
OR-OSHA holds stakeholder meetings on proposed Infectious Disease Standard Rules
OR-OSHA stakeholder meetings schedule Wednesday, July 22, from 1:00 – 2:30pm: General Retail Workplace Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudO6hrzgsHtzhNA4F57gWdr9l3-fZC9Eu Thursday, July 23, from 1:00 – 2:30pm: General Office Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodOyupz0iHdxXoi6_NZ9qas7Kq9GND3lp Tuesday, July 28, from 8:00 – 9:30am: Food & Beverage Pre-Register via Zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcu-tqTkvGtIhpF-dg0CdzDQyOfSkjOe- Tuesday, […]
While We Hope You Don’t Need This Information…
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant According to an article published July 17 in the The Oregonian: For the third week in a row, cases of COVID-19 that could not be traced back to a known infection source are driving an increase in Oregon’s coronavirus caseload. On Thursday, the state recorded its highest single-day case count […]
Member Highlight: SQ Merchant Services
Tell me about how your business got started. Steven Quick wasn’t always in the business of helping businesses succeed. In fact, his first venture was a Detail Shop where he serviced car owners of all types, ensuring that their 4-wheeled chariots looked as good as the day they rolled off the assembly line. One day, […]
IRS NEWS FOR BUSINESS July 2020
►UPCOMING WEBINARS Please check Webinars for Small Businesses for updates. ►HOT TOPICS Keep Economic Impact Payment notice with other tax records People who receive an Economic Impact Payment this year should keep Notice 1444, Your Economic Impact Payment, with their tax records. This notice provides information about the amount of their payment, how the payment […]
Making Money from Your Art
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant At the Business Recovery Centers which provides confidential, no cost counseling, I mentor business owners on how to become more profitable. When I work with artists, graphic designers, and photographers, I show them how they can make money repeatedly from one piece of art. No, I am not suggesting that […]