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Smart Ways to Use Summer Interns in Any Business

Smart Ways to Use Summer Interns in Any Business Summer is a great time to consider the advantage of temporary labor. You know that project you’ve been putting off? How about the organization structure you wanted to build? What about that technology trial? Or maybe there’s something you’ve been doing that could easily be managed…

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7 Things You Should Do Before Hiring for the Summer

7 Things You Should Do Before Hiring for the Summer It’s getting to be that time of year again: the summer scramble for capable employees. Colleges are about to go on break. High schools will finish up soon, and eager summer employees are looking for jobs now. In the past, you probably posted a job,…

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Turning Business Ideas into Reality

Turning Business Ideas into Reality Small business owners are usually not short on ideas. You have them in the shower, in the car, halfway through a client call, and even in the middle of the night. Ideas for a new service. A better way to onboard customers. A partnership you should pursue. A social post…

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Support Your Team With Confidence in Today’s Workplace

Support Your Team With Confidence in Today’s Workplace At the risk of starting this post off with doom and gloom, this is a topic that’s becoming increasingly important to small business owners. Whether it’s personal uncertainties leaking into the workplace or your employees have concerns about the business or their place in it, many of…

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The Most Overlooked Growth Practice for Business Owners

The Most Overlooked Growth Practice for Business Owners You spend a lot of time encouraging everyone else. Your customers. Your team. Your family. Even total strangers on social media. Today, it’s your turn. Before the year gets away from you, give yourself a gift that costs nothing and can pay off all year long: write…

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2025 Outstanding Service Awards

2025 Outstanding Service Awards Community Members Honored for their Service at 153rd Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet sponsored by Pacific Power   About 200 community members attended the 153rd Annual Meeting & Banquet for the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, January 24, 2026. As a chamber of commerce, we…

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6 Ways Your Chamber Can Help You Win in 2026

6 Ways Your Chamber Can Help You Win in 2026 The start of a new year begs for reflection and plans. We make promises and resolutions and say things like, “This year will be THE year.” But unless you win the lottery, making this year radically different requires work and change. Those two things aren’t…

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Keeping Up with Tech

Keeping Up with Tech If you’re a busy professional, “keeping up with tech” can feel like a second full-time job you did not apply for. New tools launch daily. Your inbox is full of “game-changing” software. Meanwhile, you still have customers to serve, a team to lead, and probably at least 47 open browser tabs.…

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How to Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret in Town

How to Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret in Town If you ask a small business owner where most of their opportunities come from, you’ll usually hear some version of the same answer: referrals, word of mouth, “someone who knew someone.” Behind nearly every thriving local business is an invisible network of relationships quietly moving opportunities…

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Community Resources

Community Resources Supporting Our Community During the Federal Government Shutdown As the federal government shutdown continues, we know many in our community are feeling the impact, including those who rely on programs like SNAP (food stamps), which may soon be disrupted. If your business or organization is offering a discount, special promotion, or other form…

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