Bridget Benton is a super busy lady. She’s a mixed-media artist, art teacher/facilitator and creativity trainer – supporting people in the care and feeding of their own creative spark. If you need inspiration or instructions for numerous art projects, check out her website: Eyes Aflame. Bridget and I crossed paths when I attended a mentoring [...]

Toys “R” Us has become one of the fastest growing brands on Facebook. They gathered 100s of new fans over Thanksgiving holiday and the last few weeks…
How did they do it?

Yesterday I went to the Toys R Us Facebook Fan page and the offer is if I become a fan of Toys R Us, they [...]

If you are active on BizNik in the Portland area, you’ve probably seen some good articles and activity from Kaya Singer. Kaya has a very unique background, she’s owned a pottery business, been a family therapist and is now a small business coach. She has recently launched her book, The Entrepreneur’s Handbook to Money [...]

There’s been a lot of excitement about cupcakes the past few years and Portlanders love to indulge in heavenly desserts.
One of the cupcake businesses in town, Cupcake Jones, has done an impressive job with their online marketing. Here’s just a highlight of what they’ve been up to.
1) Every Tuesday is “Benefit Day” – a way [...]

I discovered Threadless after asking a few friends where they got their awesome one-of-a-kind t-shirts. I signed up for Threadless’ email newsletter and have been amazed at how entertaining and fun it is to shop at their site. They have a special formula – let me explain who Threadless is -
Threadless is a community-centered online [...]