The vision of the Women’s Resource Partnership is to enhance the lives of women in all walks of life and was created for women of all ages to come together and share their friendship, business, ideas, and connections.

As part of this vision we are so excited to announce Women’s Resource Partnership Networking Meetings.  The WRP luncheons that we have been having are more educational and fun.  We have many of business women in attendance and they have expressed interest…

Over at the City of Spokane, we're focusing on business issues throughout the month of May.  As part of this effort, we'll offer a business license amnesty program and business assistance during the week of May 21.

Under the business license amnesty program, previously unlicensed businesses can apply for a license without interest or penalty.  To be eligible for the fee waiver, previously unlicensed businesses must pay for all licenses due during the amnesty period and must not have…

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Critical article here: If you have short sale seller, the deadline…

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Join LaunchPad INW for our next LaunchPad Live taping and Technology Community Event, happening next Wednesday May 23rd. This event will feature topics such as the launch of the Spokane STEM Network, the new Mobius Science Center and takes place at MOBIUS in downtown Spokane.



Guest speakers will include WSU Spokane Chancellor Brian Pitcher, who chaired the planning effort

that led to Spokane getting a $220,000 grant award from Washington STEM. The new Spokane STEM

Network…

High Dynamic Range ("HDR") is seen most often in pictures of Landscape or Urban Scenery. HDR is also an option for striking portraits in both rural and urban environments. A couple weeks ago I went out to collect some test shots with a friend (Doyle Wheeler of KinetekMedia) and I posted one of the examples on my website-

HDR Portraits

Kent…

It’s definitely the season for political ads. One of my friends received 16 pieces of mail from a local candidate—who apparently doesn’t realize she’s not in his district. Another problem: Scam calls asking if they can count on your financial support.

First, local news sources in southern Idaho are reporting that a Mitt Romney supporter received a bogus call asking her to “help…

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Whoa! I just found out my Comcast email account was hacked in April. I don't use it much and it was connected to my Outlook program so I didn't notice it. I was not able to get into my account at all. There were no messages there for me other than the one saying it was suspended and a link to fix it. I know there are messages, but I can't access them.

I went in directly through the Comcast url to get to my email and so this is alarming. The message of course had mispelled words so I…

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Today I posted about Lens Flares in my website using pictures from a construction site. Each year I spend some time inspecting public works projects which allows access to unique photo opportunities. Incorporating lens flares into photos is a fun technical challenge for me. It's always interesting to see the shape and intensity of a flare once you have the sun and lens working together-…

This week’s reason came straight from a credit union member and one of my favorite humanoid’s Chuck Teegarden. Chuck loves the personal service that a credit union offers and submitted my post for the week. Enjoy

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Many people perceive a real value in…

MARRIAGE VS CIVIL UNION: by Ed Davis PLS

For me as a “practicing Christian” the only “rub” is in the name (every pun intended). Heck, even by patent laws if you build a Volkswagen you can’t call it a Toyota. The word “Marriage” is very specific.  The correct word is Civil Union and I do believe all qualifying citizens should have the right and responsibilities of the Constitution, IRS Laws and love and civility from their neighbors. I think the…

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6 Don’ts After You Apply For a Mortgage

The KCM Blog | April 12, 2012

I learned a long time ago that “common sense is NOT common practice“. …

Jeff Drew, that's me, attended Sustainable Resources INW and The Local Money Council's May 2nd "LOCAL MONEY GATHERING" and presented to a group of Spokane-based Non-Accredited Investors... People like You and Me.

FACT: There are $36 Billion dollars sitting in checking/savings accounts in Spokane Banks & Credit Unions, Right NOW.

PROPOSAL: Put 2% of it to use in the Spokane Community, Right NOW.

2% of $36B is $720M.

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I was hired recently to write and produce a radio spot encouraging the listener wanting to send flowers to do business with a local florist in the recipient’s neighborhood, rather than going through one of the 800-number services.

The client, who operates a small family flower shop in Pullman, feels strongly that a customer is better served by dealing directly with the florist, as opposed to relying upon a middleman to place the order.

By going directly to…

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City of Spokane Mayor David Condon has invited me and LaunchPad INW to participate in his Business Advisory Council and I would like to get your feedback on 3 important questions.

This information will be shared with the Mayor on Thursday, May 10th as he and his team…

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Hi LaunchPad community --

It's been a while in the making but we're ready to roll out the first in a series of Spokane Public Library workshops.  The first one-hour workshop, coming up at 7:30 AM on May 17th, will focus on tens of thousands of dollars worth of online business resources that are available to the Spokane business community... for free.

FAQ section:

Q: Do I need to know the Dewey Decimal system to attend?

A: Nope.

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