Senior External Affairs Manager https://businessimpactnw.org/author/faithhamilton/ Helping small businesses grow so communities thrive Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://businessimpactnw.org/2019/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/d4b7ba04-3994-4b8f-8a3b-858e90f07efe-150x150.png Senior External Affairs Manager https://businessimpactnw.org/author/faithhamilton/ 32 32 Valdez Businesses Shine in National Spotlight Tour https://businessimpactnw.org/valdez-businesses-shine-in-national-spotlight-tour/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:27:55 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=67836 On July 30, 2025, the Alaska Women’s Business Center (WBC), hosted by Business Impact NW, participated in the Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) National Media Spotlight Tour — one […]

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]]> Poor Betty’s: From Festival Favorite to Food Truck Expansion https://businessimpactnw.org/poor-bettys/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:30:23 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=67681 Initially, when Jess and Danny Sunseri started Poor Betty’s during the pandemic, they thought it would be a side gig. Jess bartended, Danny captained charters — they just wanted to […]

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]]> Connections that Count: Small Business Support in Longview https://businessimpactnw.org/connections-that-count/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:42:09 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=67448 Local Engagement in Action Supporting small businesses in Southwest Washington means showing up in the spaces where entrepreneurs are already building community. That’s exactly what Claudia Cardenas, Business Opportunity Specialist […]

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]]> Bringing Business Resources to Rural Southwest Washington https://businessimpactnw.org/bringing-business-resources-to-rural-southwest-washington/ Tue, 06 May 2025 19:20:06 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=66538 Rural business coaching in Southwest Washington is helping small business owners navigate more than just day-to-day operations. In places like Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties, long drive times, fewer nearby services, […]

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]]> Gift Inspiration for Small Business Saturday 2023 https://businessimpactnw.org/small-business-saturday-2023/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:50:53 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=55642 Every year, we celebrate Small Business Saturday; a shopping holiday in the U.S. honored after Thanksgiving Day. Its’ purpose is to drive some of the busiest shopping activity of the […]

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