Client Story & Small Business Resource Blog – Business Impact NW https://businessimpactnw.org/category/blog/ Helping small businesses grow so communities thrive Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:16:39 +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 Client Story & Small Business Resource Blog – Business Impact NW https://businessimpactnw.org/category/blog/ 32 32 Resources for Hispanic-Owned Businesses in the Pacific Northwest (Part 1) https://businessimpactnw.org/resources-for-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-pacific-nw-part-1/ https://businessimpactnw.org/resources-for-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-pacific-nw-part-1/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:57:56 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=68396 At Business Impact NW, we recognize that Hispanic entrepreneurs are a driving force in our communities. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to go beyond celebration and offer practical resources […]

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]]> https://businessimpactnw.org/resources-for-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-pacific-nw-part-1/feed/ 0 Rosa’s Journey: Making Her Dream Bloom Again https://businessimpactnw.org/rosas-journey-making-her-dream-bloom-again/ https://businessimpactnw.org/rosas-journey-making-her-dream-bloom-again/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:51:19 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=67883 Rosa María Cisneros discovered floral design and her passion 25 years ago in Mexico. “I didn’t even know I had this artistic side until I started working with flowers,” Rosa […]

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]]> https://businessimpactnw.org/rosas-journey-making-her-dream-bloom-again/feed/ 0 10 Years of IMPACT, Pitching https://businessimpactnw.org/10-years-of-impact-pitching/ https://businessimpactnw.org/10-years-of-impact-pitching/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:28:15 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=68288 IMPACT Pitch started with the idea of celebrating small businesses making an impact on their communities.  We wanted a pitch competition that a mechanic, a junk hauler, a shoe repair/cleaning, […]

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]]> https://businessimpactnw.org/10-years-of-impact-pitching/feed/ 1 YES MA! Backyard Farm: Honoring Heritage Through Food https://businessimpactnw.org/yes-ma-backyard-farm-honoring-heritage-through-food/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:39:25 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=68206 Adfia Bristol is the founder of YES MA! Backyard Farm, a family farm in Puyallup, WA. She specializes in growing culturally significant crops and making small-batch Caribbean condiments. Her work […]

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]]> The Gift Shop: A Haven of Beauty and Color in Valdez https://businessimpactnw.org/the-gift-shop/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:53:05 +0000 https://businessimpactnw.org/?p=68129 Celeste Addison has chased business ideas since age 12, starting with Bubblegum Bows. She hired her little sister and her sister’s two best friends as her first staff. “I always […]

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