by Nancy Swift | Apr 10, 2020 | News
By Nancy Swift and Sharon Miller As the COVID-19 outbreak spread across the Bay Area, Jennnie Lennick, owner of the small-batch clothing and craft shop Jenny Lemons, knew her business was in trouble. Bay Area residents were staying home and her sales were drying up....
by Nancy Swift | Jul 29, 2015 | News, Press
Strachan helps build marketing confidence online and off in JEDI’s “Level Up Your Marketing” workshop “Let’s face it, most small business owners hate marketing,” says Diane Strachan, business trainer and instructor for JEDI’s upcoming “Level Up Your Marketing”...
by Nancy Swift | Mar 23, 2015 | News
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans to nonfarm businesses in Siskiyou County. As an SBA Resource Partner, JEDI is ready to help businesses determine if they qualify — and then help them file an application....
by Nancy Swift | Jan 19, 2015 | Commentary
“Economic development” is a slippery term; for many, it means attracting existing businesses to an area using tax breaks and other incentives as bait. Yet for many smaller towns, the ability to attract businesses comes at a huge cost in terms of the...
by Nancy Swift | Dec 1, 2014 | News, Press
JEDI’s ability to serve women entrepreneurs — who are responsible for more than 1/3 the new business startups in the region — grew by leaps and bounds when it was designated one of only 100 SBA Women’s Business Centers in the country. This...