small business
We All Need to Step Up to Stem the Economic Carnage of the Coronavirus Crisis
Its time to have a national conversation about the path forward for our way of life
At Gravity Payments, we process $10 billion a year in credit card transactions, and we just finished going through the data on how COVID-19 (the coronavirus) has affected businesses. In Washington state (mostly the Seattle area) the epicenter of the outbreak total revenue for all businesses is down 10% just in the last 3 weeks….
Seattle Metro Ranks No. 1 for Small Business Job Growth, While National Rate Dips
Washington state also ranks second in the U.S. for job growth, and the city and state both rank well for wage growth, too.
Washington state and the Seattle metro are national leaders in small business jobs and wage growth, according to a new report. The November results of the Paychex IHS Small Business Employment Watch showed the Seattle metro jumping to first overall in small business jobs growth. The Seattle metro was No. 1 on the list for…
Editor’s Note: Rule Weary in Seattle
City regulations may be well meaning, but small businesses are feeling put upon.
David Lee founded FareStart in Seattle to train chefs because he believed the homeless would benefit from the dignity of preparing food as a vocation. He launched Field Roast, a producer of vegan meats, because he considers the mass industrialization of animals as a blight on our culture. He has nurtured a caring culture at…