News Bellevue Manages Energy Consumption as City Grows Urban Smart Bellevue, a partnership between Puget Sound Energy and the City of Bellevue, has a focus of making the city smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable “Businesses that want to save…
News Can Ridesharing Solve Traffic Problems? Can local ridesharing programs help alleviate some of our area’s traffic woes? Eastside residents are well aware of our traffic woes and the fact that most experts believe, unless we…
Startup Pitching Advice for Entrepreneurs It takes more than a good idea to create a successful business, but even if you have the other ingredients – business expertise, a great team, demand for your…
News Sound Transit Open House in Redmond Stirs Emotions If the standing-room-only crowd at Sound Transit’s open house Wednesday in Redmond was any indication, Eastside residents are passionate the future of mass transit in the area. The open house, held…
News Putting a Price on Carbon Pollution Assuming you agree with Washington Business Alliance President Colleen McAleer that addressing greenhouse gas emissions is “the most vital issue of our time,” what is the most effective way…
Tech What COP21 Means for Local Businesses COP21, the United Nations climate meeting held last December, was historic for several reasons. Delegates from 195 countries pledged support for emissions reductions and climate adaptation measures. U.S. participation —…
News 3 Financing Options Outside of Bank Loans This article originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of 425 Business. Traditional bank loans always are an option, but creative financing alternatives also exist for those who need to fund…
News Analyzing Data and Maximizing Donations This article originally appeared in the November 2015 issue of 425 Business. How nonprofits are raising the funds to survive and grow Mary Pigott is passionate about composting and about…
News Corporate Culture: Surviving Through Change If corporate culture is “the sum of the nature of the people who work at a company,” as Concur CEO Steve Singh said Oct. 2 at the GeekWire Summit…
News, Startup Exclusive Group Caters to Entrepreneurs Running a business is hard. EO Seattle gives area founders a place to air concerns and share ideas to help their companies grow In at least one way, entrepreneurs leading million-dollar…