Business Briefly for week of March 21

  • BY Wire Service
  • Friday, March 20, 2009 3:18pm
  • Business

Fire up the grill for Arbor Village event

Arbor Village is hosting its official barbecue and ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on April 2. Arbor Village (24121 116th Ave. SE) is a Retired and Assisted Living campus. Mayor Suzette Cooke will be on hand to cut the ribbon to the new facility at 1 p.m. The event is free.

New team named to run Prudential Northwest

Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services, Inc., a Prudential Financial, Inc. company, Tuesday announced a new management team for its Seattle/Bellevue, Wash.-based affiliate Prudential Northwest Realty Associates. Mike Gain, a former owner of Prudential Northwest Realty Associates and Cayce & Gain Real Estate, assumes leadership of the company as chief executive officer.

Gain, a 30-year real estate veteran in greater Seattle, appointed Roger Cayce, Michael Smith and Al Lynch to his management team. The four will oversee 575 sales professionals at offices in Kent, Bellevue, Burien, Federal Way, Mountlake Terrace, Seattle and West Seattle, plus a relocation department.

Green River offers classes to small business owners

Green River Community College’s Small Business Assistance Center is offering several classes in March and April to help entrepreneurs survive the downturn.

For an overview of classes being offered visit www.greenriver.edu/businesscenter/Courses.htm.

One of the best ways to make it through this recession is to have a well thought out business plan. GRCC’s NxLevel Entrepreneur Course walks you through the process of developing a written business plan and explores important business topics in depth. There is a guest speaker each week and a chance to meet other business owners. See details at nxlevel.blogspot.com

This recession has also changed how business is done. The Diamond in the Rough Course brings you up-to-date with leading edge advanced entrepreneurial studies. Topics on innovation, execution, social media and online marketing, management, and finance. It is a dynamic course that keeps you up to date on today’s hottest business topics. See details at grccdiamond.blogspot.com

The worst thing to do in a recession is nothing. Get in action and improve your business by improving your mind.

Green River Community College’s Small Business Assistance Center assists businesses with details of business operations, management, marketing, & finance to help businesses stay in business during this recession.


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