Spokane Neighborhood Economic Development Alliance (SNEDA) is a neighborhood-based, nonprofit organization that aims to help businesses improve their profitability and create jobs. We do this by connecting businesses to existing resources and providing financing to entrepreneurs who have been unable to access it through traditional means. more>
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.
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.
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
Suppose you were a local decision-maker looking at a piece of land, and had a choice between:
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Developing a commercial real estate development, or
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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
This is very similar to the presentation JR Sloan provided to the Spokane City Council on Monday, March 31, 2008 regarding Mann Hall. more
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
