on the scene
On the Scene: Ten tips from Kyle Ranson
When you put more than 175 entrepreneurs in the same room, you’re bound to hear a lot of stories about the good, the bad and the ugly of starting up a new business.
On the scene: A lean business primer
An Oregon Entrepreneurs Network PubTalk opens a window on the cult of lean.
On the scene: 100 Best Green Workplaces awards
Businesses should pay attention to their impacts on people and community as much as the environment. That was the theme of the eighth annual Oregon Business 100 Best Green Workplaces awards luncheon held yesterday at the Nines Hotel in Portland.
On the scene: MESO closes entrepreneurial gap
In a city full of entrepreneurs organizations and start up incubators, MESO (Microenterprise Services of Oregon) stands apart. Founded in 2005 as a program of the Black United Fund of Oregon, the program — which became its own nonprofit in 2001 — provides low income and minority residents with loans and technical assistance to start or expand their companies.