Region 10

By Regional Advocate, Jennifer Clark When meeting small business owners, I have always been struck by the enthusiasm they have for what they do. Carol Wardlow, owner of Golden Girls Honey and Hives in Woodinville, WA, was no exception.…

by Jennifer Clark, Region 10 Advocate “How do YOU produce a desirable product? Women don’t know good whiskey.” Mhairi Voelsgen, founder of Brovo Spirits in Woodinville, WA, can laugh at this outrageous question now. However, when it was…

By Jennifer Clark, Region 10 Advocate “I wanted a place to go where at least some of the patrons looked like me,” explained Rodney Hines, co-founder of Métier Brewing Company in Seattle, WA. “I imagined others would too.” Métier is one…

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate At the end of October, a distraught business owner in Salem, Ore., contacted Regional Advocate Apollo Fuhriman seeking help for her business.  This Christmas tree harvesting business opened its…

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate Recently, Region 10 Administrator Jeremy Field and Region 10 Advocate Apollo Fuhriman met with small businesses operating on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon. While these businesses are…

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate In meeting with the owner of the RV Concierge in Wasilla, our team from the Office of Advocacy saw the can-do entrepreneurial spirit where opportunity meets someone willing to say “yes” first. This…

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate Recently, staff from the Office of Advocacy along with local SBDC representatives and an official from the governor’s office visited a local business in Anchorage that is representative of one of…

By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel The SBA Office of Advocacy stopped by Everts Air Cargo during its recent visit to Alaska and met with Robert Ragar, its vice president of contractual business. Everts Air Cargo was…

By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel The SBA Office of Advocacy met with representatives of Northern Industrial Training, LLC (NIT) in Palmer during its recent visit to Alaska. NIT is a private vocational training center…