M inority & Small Business Week
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Small Biz with Big City
from HI
c o lle ag u e s,
the
group
brainstormed ideas of how to
work further with the city.
Warnock had first met Wolley
through a networking program
he created called First Friday
Professionals. W arnock at­
tended the monthly group of
women, minority and emerging
business owners as she was
securing a three-year, flexible
contract with Portland Depart­
ment of Transportation. Even
though she had initiated the con­
tract process, she said she ap­
preciated Wolley’s knowledge
of the “ins and outs”.
‘'You're little and you're not
known, and it used to be you
were on your own in trying to
navigate the system,” Warnock
said. “Greg gave me informa­
tion about the system, its nu­
ances and policies and way to
navigate as small business
owner.”
First Friday meetings are held
4s part o f Portland's Bureau of
Purchases, Greg Wolley serves
as a liaison for local busi­
nesses, including minorities,
women and small emerging
firms seeking city contracts for
services and products.
p ilo r o by S ean O ’C onnor /
T he P orti and O bserver
at the Oregon Association of
M inority
E n tre p ren e u rs
(OAME) in north Portland, al­
lowing participants to combine
their resources and expertise to
act as a bigger company - pro­
moting and furthering each
other’s business.
The meetings launch signifi­
cant connections that begin with
W olley's assistance, but soon
take a life of their own.
“Greg understands that small
business is the backbone of our
society,” Warnock said, “and
it's great to have an advocate
like him.”
Wolley in turn gives credit to
his supervisor, Loretta Young,
who oversees all outreach and
marketing programs and gives
her staff the freedom to be inno­
vative in its approach.
“It would have been difficult
to accomplish the things I’ve
done with the City of Portland
without the support and guid­
ance of Young," Wolley said.
Northeast’s New Excitement
continued
from HI
in the bar, for example, or
moving to the more formal side
of the restaurant and savoring
a fine meal and an expensive
bottle of champagne.
The idea is to provide "some­
thing for everyone.”
Martinez has also given the
establishment an extensive re­
model. In addition to the main
dining room, which seats 70,
he has divided the space into
sub-areas called the W ine
Cellar, Living Room, Cuban
Room (smoking allowed), the
upstairs Sky Room, and the
outdoors Manhattan Roof. He
plans to promote the rental of
these areas for banquets and
special occasions.
Developer Bill Reed cre­
ated the restaurant and bar as
C hase & W eil, L L P
Salutes
Minority
Enterprise Week
G erald M. C hase
R ichard L. Weil
A tto rn e y s at L a w
722 SW 2 nd Ave. Suite 2 4 0
P ortland O regon 9 7 2 0 4
Pl lo i le 503-294-1414
M oon S tar
7410 N.E. MLK
503-285-1230
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Saluting Minority Business
Development Week
part of his redevelopment of
the old Standard Dairy Build­
ing in the 1990s.
The complex including other
stores, merchants and housing,
became a signature gathering
space. However, Reed s"efcmed
to be groping for a formula that
would make the establishment
succeed financially.
M artinez, who form erly
served as banquet and cater­
ing manager for Shiloh Inns,
says. "Bill Reed has been great
to us. He’s given us this op­
portunity.”
Raising
Capital
Expert shares
tips with black
entrepreneurs
From savings, grants and
loans to home equity, in­
vestors and initial public of­
ferings, business-develop­
ment expert Janet Harte
will discuss the real deal on
raising capital with Black
E n tre p re n e u rs o f C lark
County.
Harte is the guest speaker
before the next meeting of
the business group on Thurs­
day, Sept. 28 from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. at the Evergreen
School District Administra­
tive Service Center, Tan
C o m p lex -L ew is Room ,
13501 N.E. 28th St. in
Vancouver. The session is
free and open to the public.
A so u g h t-after expert
with the W ashington State
University Small Business
D e v e lo p m e n t
C e n te r,
H arte o ffe rs a no-non-
sense, candid look at the
myths, methods and reali­
ties of funding a business -
the nitty gritty of raising
capital. A certified busi­
ness counselor, she holds a
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Interior Designer Finds Niche
Nancy Duong has joined
Neil Kelly Company Design/
Build Remodeling as a de­
sign associate.
A P o rtla n d re s id e n t,
Duong earned a degree in
Interior Design from Oregon
State U niversity. Before
jo in in g N eil K elly, she
worked as a design center/
sa le s a s s o c ia te w ith a
children's furniture and ac­
cessories store, then as a
kitchen designer with a na­
tional retail outlet.
As a design associate, she
d ra fts
c o m p u te r-a id e d
project plans, aids in specifi­
cation developm ent, creates
materials lists and client pre­
sentations, gathers project
estimates and bids from sub-
contractors, and then helps
coordinate day-to-day cli­
ent job progress with the
designer and project man­
ager.
Duong enjoys working
with clients and helping
them understand, then get
excited about their new
kitchen, bath or addition.
Neil Kelly Design/Build
Remodeling (neilkelly.com)
w as e s ta b lis h e d in the
Albina community of north
Portland in 1947, and has
earned a national reputa­
tion for innovative design
and quality workmanship,
with special emphasis in en­
vironm entally sound and
sustainable building and re­
modeling practices.
Nancy Duong
Minority Enterprise Week
Honoring Minority Enterprise
As a Strong and Dynamic Force
for the Health and Vitality of Portland
Neil Kelly
Design / Build Remodeling
Handyman Home Repair Team
New Homes
Home Performance
Insterstate Bar & Grill
4234 N Interstate Avenue
503-281-6888
Janet Harte
503.288.7461
www.neilkelly.com