This week’s Getting to Know post is with Rafael Contreras, a personal banker at Banner Bank in Tanasbourne. Give us a brief bio, where you were born, and where you’ve lived. I was born in Portland, and raised, for the most part, in San Diego, CA. When my father and mother met, he didn’t speak [...]

Getting to Know is an interview series I’m starting on Y&I members so we can, get this, get to know each other better! No doubt during our social/networking events we mingle and talk to many people, but this is an opportunity to learn about our peers in a way we may otherwise would not. This [...]

Small Business Award Graffitti MuralAt a recent Build Your Business workshop at the Hillsboro Chamber, Griff Lindell from SCORE PDX talked about the critical things a business must do in order to succeed in a down economy. This is the first in a series of posts about the things I learned. 1. Think Strategically. Act [...]