Oregon Small Business Association » 2010

For more than ten years, the Oregon government has waged an all-out assault
against Oregon businesses, and we experience the consequences every day.

Government spending has increased by double digits every budget cycle for the past decade. Who has had to pay the bill for this increased spending? Small businesses.

Oregon suffers from highest-in-the-nation unemployment levels. Despite billions of dollars of government spending, unemployment remains at record levels.

State government has demanded that Oregon families and businesses make up the difference between tax receipts and out-of-control spending. Last session, a single day brought over $1 billion in new taxes and fees.

Oregon small businesses are strangled by red tape and bureaucracy. Each year, the government invents new regulations to make running a successful business more expensive and difficult.

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Archive for June, 2010

NIKE missed shoe trend

Shoe trend catches Nike Off Guard, but expect a classic NIKE rebound
Nike, the footwear innovator, originally scoffed at the idea of the new trend in toning shoes. Now it seems they are paying the price for a missed opportunity as business is booming for the popular women’s athletic shoes with sales up 25% for May. [...]

Posted: June 25th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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San Francisco Home Values Rise 50%, What About Portland?

San Francisco Home Values Rise 50%, What About Portland?
By Oregon Small Business Association
In San Francisco, home and condominium sales jumped 50 percent in the first quarter of 2010 from last year. According to a multiple listings analysis by Terradatum, the median price rose 5.4 percent, to $685,000. The Bay Area home values increased 16 percent [...]

Posted: June 21st, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Portland lost 23,000 jobs

Oregon Small Business Association,
Portland lost 23,000 jobs according to the U.S. Census Bureau. suffering a 2.82% decline. The greatest declines came from Las Vegas, Wichita, Sacramento and Cape Coral (FL) with over a 4% decline in workers. The single biggest raw number declines came from Chicago (-101,500), Los Angeles (-85,200), New [...]

Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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