April 2008

Our thanks for their financial commitment to economic development
Our thanks to Sterling Savings Bank and AmericanWest Bank for their financial contribution to economic development in Spokane and Eastern Washington community development neighborhoods. Phone Eric Loewe at (509) 444-7633 for information on supporting SNEDA's work. Contributions to SNEDA are tax deductible.

Small Firms Find Credit Is Tightening
Lenders' credit woes are starting to take a toll on small businesses.
Though it may be too early to determine how hard small businesses will be hit, some national surveys show that the businesses are encountering more restrictions at lending institutions, making it harder to get the credit necessary to expand or, in some cases, stay afloat.

Read the full article on the AEO website http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=3252 or visit The NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/business/25sbiz.html?ref=business.

Potential Cuban restaurant, Blue Island, in Spokane
By Rolando G. Díaz Bermúdez & Doralquis Labrada Ávila
Rolando G. Díaz Bermúdez & Doralquis Labrada Ávila intend to start Blue Island, a Cuban restaurant, and request that interested parties email them at
Rolando439@yahoo.com 

Can Anyone Live a Life of Compound Interests?
By JR Sloan

Suppose you were a local decision-maker looking at a piece of land, and had a choice between:

  • Developing a commercial real estate development, or
  • Developing an alternative enterprise on the site, the effect of which created new businesses, jobs and employees.

Which alternative would do the most good for your community?  more

Spokane Opportunity Costs
By JR Sloan

This is very similar to the presentation JR Sloan provided to the Spokane City Council on Monday, March 31, 2008 regarding Mann Hall.  
more

 

Market Street Market
Progress Report 2008
By Paul Hamilton and Karen Tuininga

MSM has for five years been one of the catalysts of the economic revitalization of Hillyard, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Washington State.  
more

 

Phone Eric Loewe at 444-7633 for information on supporting SNEDA's work. Contributions to SNEDA are tax deductible. Information on SNEDA is also available at www.sneda.org, www.guidestar.org and www.inwcomfound.org.


Eric Loewe
Spokane Neighborhood Economic Development Alliance
715 East Sprague Ave., Suite 101
Spokane, WA 99202
                                Phone: (509) 444-7633 Fax: (509) 444-0468
                                     http://www.sneda.org