Biz503

Portland's neighbor to the north is home to many types of successful and exciting business ventures. This week on Biz503, we'll be talking with two officers from Vancouver-based companies about the work that they do, and how the city of Vancouver is their ideal home base. Colton Telford is the chief operating officer of Panco Foods, whose signature product is Pan's Mushroom Jerky, and Charles Swatzell is the Chief Strategy Officer at Formos, a Vancouver software company with global reach. He's also the director at The Bridge Incubator in Vancouver. This week's episode is hosted by Dave Barcos, founder of The Bridge Incubator.

Depending on how they're counted, Portland is home to about a dozen indie and art-house movie theaters. They all occupy a special niche in their communities, and this week, we're talking about three of them and their histories, their transformations, and what they offer in addition to being great places to see great films. Our guests this week are: Lani Jo Leigh, owner of The Clinton Street Theater Doug Whyte, executive director of The Hollywood Theatre Dannon Dripps and Julie Stewart, general manager and co-owner, respectively, at The Academy Theater. Our hosts this week are Dave Barcos, founder of The Bridge Incubator in Vancouver, Washington; and Dotty Scott, owner of Premium Websites, LLC and host of Ask Dotty on PRP.

Half of any successful creative venture is the business of selling it: it's one thing to create art or music, and it's another to get your work into the hands of the people who want to pay for it. This week on Biz503, we're talking to three marketing experts who can help artists and musicians get from "create" to "sell." Joshua Klein is the director of development and marketing at M2P Marketing, LLC. Dan Bozyk is president and owner of Bozyk Digital Media, LLC. And Gigi Rosenberg is an artist coach, presentation coach and editor of Professional Artist magazine. Our hosts this week are Andy Giegerich, digital managing editor at Portland Business Journal, and Dave Barcos, founder of The Bridge Incubator in Vancouver, Wash. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 here. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts here.

The conventional wisdom usually goes something like this: Don't date your co-workers, because relationship drama will follow — and make your life an awkward mess. That same conventional wisdom also tell us that it's not a great idea to raise the stakes and get into a business venture with our spouse. But is that good advice? This week on Biz503, we're talking to business partners who are married — to each other. Liz Forkin Bohannon joins us from Sseko Designs, a fashion brand based in Portland. Shelley and Noho Marchesi are with us from Noho's Hawaiian Café. And Biz503 producer Coby Hutzler rings Jan Taborsky and Lacy Gillham of Happy Campers Gluten Free, a Portland-based bread company. Our hosts this week are PRP station manager and co-founder Rebecca Webb, and Dave Barcos, founder of The Bridge Incubator in Vancouver, Washington. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 here. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts at prp.fm.

It goes without saying that climate change is part of the fabric of our lives these days, as rising sea levels, storms, and the other consequences of high-carbon economies start to take their toll on the environment. But Portland faces a unique set of climate challenges and has a unique opportunity to respond. We’ll be talking through those challenges and responses this week with our panel: Heidi Sickert joins us from Portland Community College, where she teaches a course about eco-innovation and social entrepreneurship. She’s also the chair of the college’s Sustainability Practices for Academics and Resources Council, and an independent consultant. Sam Pardue is the CEO and founder of Indow, a local window insert manufacturer that is also a member of the Oregon Business Alliance for Climate, a climate policy advocacy group. And at the top of the show, Biz503 producer Coby Hutzler visits Jana Gastellum at the Oregon Environmental Council, an environmental advocacy membership organization. She’s the council’s program director for climate, and she spoke to Coby about the threats Portland faces from climate change, and how businesses—large and small—can do their part to fight it. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 here. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts at prp.fm.

Portland has long been considered a mecca for alternative transportation, with a sprawling public transit system and years of notoriety as a top bicycle commuting city. However, worsening traffic and an increase in road fatalities are coming head-to-head with Portland’s transportation ideals. In December of 2016, the city launched an initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities in Portland. that plan, called “Vision Zero,” focuses on street design, education and enforcement to make it safer to get around in Portland.  This Friday on Biz503, we’re looking at the intersection where transportation goals, partnerships and small businesses come together. Our panel this week: John Brady, Communications Director at the Portland Bureau of Transportation Elliot Njus, growth reporter at The Oregonian Romain Bonilla, Communications Director at The Street Trust This week's Biz503 hosts are: Mike Rogoway, business writer at The Oregonian, and Linda Weston, principal at the strategic consulting firm Rapporto. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 at prp.fm.

At PRP, Portland's growing, evolving music scene is one of our favorite things about the city. While many local bands have reached national stardom, our city continues to produce a wider array of genres and artists. Recording all of this musical output at a high standard often requires dedicated professionals and sophisticated equipment. In other words, this work needs recording studios! We're taking a look inside Portland's recording studios and the work that they do with our guests this week: Matt Greco is a mixing engineer, producer and owner of The Rye Room recording studio here in Portland Adam Sweeney is the frontman for local band The Breaking and a recording engineer who is currently helping Vortex Music Magazine produce an issue all about recording studios in Portland (look for that on April 21st, 2018). This week's Biz503 hosts are: Andy Giegerich, Digital Managing Editor at Portland Business Journal, and Kevin Hahn, musician and owner of Opal Studio in Portland. Tune in Friday Feb. 23 at 1:00 PM: 99.1 FM in the heart of Portland - and streaming worldwide at PRP.fm. And, a few days after broadcast, you'll find the podcast available on demand at the Biz503 show page and on iTunes. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 at PRP.fm.

This year has been a difficult one for immigrant and refugee communities in Oregon. Enforcement sweeps for undocumented immigrants and travel bans for refugees have left families and communities in a legal limbo. For their part, immigration arrests have skyrocketed. According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of arrests made by July 2017 was up 40 percent compared to the same period in 2016. And since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has rolled out three different travel bans targeted at Muslim-majority nations, with each meeting various levels of judicial and popular resistance. We're joined on Biz503 this week by business owners and labor specialists who how these policies are impacting businesses at the ground level. Leigh Geschwill is co-owner and sales manager at F&B Farms and Nursery, and chairs the Oregon Association of Nurseries' Government Relations Committee. Sam Pardue and Carrie Sturrock are, respectively, the CEO and Company Storyteller at Indow, a window business that helped to launch the "We Hire Refugees" campaign in Portland. And Djimet Dogo is the director of Africa House at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization, and he leads the organization's Refugee Employment Services. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 at PRP.fm.

Did you know that women start businesses at twice the rate of men, yet receive less than three percent of venture capital? That fact, and other disparities, led a team of savvy entrepreneurs to launch Xxcelerate Fund, the Portland-based organization that mentors, educates and funds Oregon-based women entrepreneurs. Say the founders: "Data shows that women-led companies are more successful when they receive funding and support from other women. Forging partnerships with experienced professionals in lending and venture capital, government, and philanthropic institutions, XXcelerate represents a new way to fund growing businesses based on sustainable growth, education, personal accountability, and women's empowerment." Two champions for women in business are joining us on Biz503 this week. Renee Shade is the Deputy Director of theXxcelerate Fund. Maryam Behrouzi is the founder and CEO of Portland-based Spela Cosmetics, and a member of the Xxcelerate Fund's first cohort. This week's Biz503 hosts are: Rebecca Webb, co-founder of PRP, and Wendy Kotila, a Portland-based business coach, startup mentor and teacher. Tune in Fridays to 99.1 FM in the heart of Portland - and streaming worldwide at PRP.fm. Biz503 show page and on iTunes. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts here. Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503!

Perhaps you've noticed it's wintertime out there! But while there might have been some awfully cold days in the valley recently, that doesn't necessarily translate to good skiing up on Mount Hood. In fact, the weather has been pretty dreadful so far for the higher-elevation slopes: rainy, icy -- not exactly drifts of fresh powder up there. So we wanted to get a sense of how the winter recreation industry is faring. This week's Biz503 host is Mike Rogoway, business reporter for The Oregonian. This week's guests: Guy Trombley, General Manager of Mountain Shop Ryan Slagle, Winter Sports Manager of Next Adventure Thanks to Premium Websites for supporting Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 here. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts PRP.fm.

Today we’re discussing the survivors. Not the reality show but retail survivors, local businesses that keep their heads above water even as so many of us paddle over to Amazon to order every product imaginable delivered to our door. These are the record stores, bookstores, gift shops, and all the other businesses that were supposed to have died in the internet age. And certainly many have. But what about the others? The survivors? What keeps customers coming through their doors? This week’s Biz503 hosts are Linda Weston of strategic consulting firm Rapporto and Mike Rogoway, business reporter for The Oregonian. This week’s guests: Anna Marum, Retail and Commercial Real Estate Reporter for The Oregonian Alisa Pyszka, Principal at Leland Consulting Group Terry Currier, Owner of Music Millenium Listen to Biz503 Fridays, 1:00 pm. at 99.1 FM in the heart of Portland, or stream from anywhere worldwide at PRP.fm.

From milestones like OMSI to the Tilikum Crossing, the recent transformation of Portland’s Central Eastside is dramatic. The previously-industrial area now features tall residential buildings near the Burnside Bridge and new office buildings near the Hawthorne Bridge. After actively preserving the area as an “industrial sanctuary,” recent plans have put forward a new definition of what “industrial” means in the 21st century. This week, we continue our occasional series on fast-changing areas of the Portland region with an update on Central Eastside’s development. We will speak with two guests who are very familiar with the area’s past, present, and possible future. This week’s Biz503 host is Rebecca Webb, Co-Founder of Portland Radio Project. This week’s guests: Troy Doss, Senior Planner for the City of Portland Peter Stark, Architect and founder of Peter Stark Design Architecture and Planning Listen to Biz503 Fridays, 1:00 pm. at 99.1 FM in the heart of Portland, or stream from anywhere worldwide at PRP.fm. If you miss the broadcast, you can listen to the podcast here on the Monday following the broadcast. Thanks to ACreative.agency and Premium Websites for their support of Biz503! From “How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry” to “Craft Beverages,” you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 here. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts at prp.fm.

The tech industry, innovative and as it might see itself, has not always been the most modern in its views of gender within its own work. As if we needed more proof, the now infamous "Google memo" bears that out in an instant. But that begs the question: well, what do we do? Today, we're talking with two women who, we think, have some of the answers. They are pioneers of women's empowerment in the tech industry, and they have salient advice for those both inside the industry and out. This week's Biz503 hosts: Wendy Kotila, Business Coach, Startup Mentor and Teacher Rebecca Webb, Co-Founder of Portland Radio Project This week's guests: Janice Levenhagen-Seeley, Founder and CEO of ChickTech Megan Bigelow, Co-Founder of PDX Women in Tech Listen to Biz503 Fridays, 1:00 pm. at 99.1 FM in the heart of Portland, or stream from anywhere worldwide at PRP.fm. If you miss the broadcast, you can listen to the podcast here on the Monday following the broadcast. Thanks to ACreative.agency and Premium Websites for their support of Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 at prp.fm

Today we’re devoting an entire episode to the Portland Mercado, a unique Latino public market at 72nd and Foster in Southeast Portland. That’s just a mile up the street from our studios here at Portland Radio Project, in a 7,000-square-foot space on the site of an old car lot. Now the building is painted in bright colors, with a variety of retail businesses inside and a row of food carts outside featuring cuisine from all across Latin America. The Mercado is a project of Hacienda CDC, which is probably best known for its housing and youth programs, and it isn’t just a market -- it’s a business incubator supporting over three dozen small start-up businesses. On today's show, we’ll be talking about the past, present and future of the Mercado. This week's Biz503 hosts: Wendy Kotila, Business Coach, Startup Mentor and Teacher. Rick Turoczy, Editor of Silicon Florist This week's guests: Shea Flaherty Betin, Director of Portland Mercado Chris Bailey, Microenterprise Developer at Hacienda CDC Listen to Biz503 Fridays, 1:00 pm. at 99.1 FM in the heart of Portland, or stream from anywhere worldwide at PRP.fm. If you miss the broadcast, you can listen to the podcast here on the Monday following the broadcast. Thanks to ACreative.agency and Premium Websites for their support of Biz503! From "How Musicians Can Make it in the Music Industry" to "Craft Beverages," you will find past Seasons/Episodes of Biz503 here. Please check out our growing hive of podcasts here.

A podcast episode about the maker spaces in Portland, OR.

Biz503 S03E04 - Social Entrepreneurship by Portland Radio Project

Biz503: Making Your First Sale by Portland Radio Project

Biz503: Marketing 101 for Startups by Portland Radio Project

Biz503: How to Build A Business by Portland Radio Project

Biz503: How to Raise Startup Capital by Portland Radio Project