November 10th through 16th, 2024, to be Independent and Small Shop Week in Portland and I encourage all residents to celebrate and support our local small businesses, recognizing their vital contributions to our community and enjoying the unique and enriching experiences they provide.
As we come out of an uncertain year the one certainty is that the path to fully reopening The We Are Here 2023 survey explores
As we enter a new year with new challenges, it’s important to make note of our accomplishments and how we can build upon them to
Photo by Kim Oanh Nguyen @photosbykim Bricks Need Mortar founder and CEO, Sarah Shaoul, has been awarded Travel Portland’s President’s Award for leadership, innovation and
As we’ve now compiled data for 3 years, comparing data from one year to the next reveals some important differences worth noting. Small business crime
A big event with big numbers We invite you to review the data and input in the 2022 Shop Small Win Big Holiday Campaign report.
As we enter a new year with new challenges, it’s important to make note of our accomplishments and how we can build upon them to
If you’ve yet to invest in DEI work for you and your team, now is the time. Bricks Need Mortar has been working with Woonwinkel
Bricks Need Mortar hosted a Candidate Forum on Monday, March 28th inviting candidates running for Portland City Council Seats 2 and 3 and Multnomah County
As we close in on 2 years operating under a global pandemic it’s important to take a look at what we’ve accomplished and where we
As we come out of an uncertain year the one certainty is that the path to fully reopening The We Are Here January 2022 survey
Small Shops Big Hearts Holiday Shopping Event takes placeFriday, November 26th and Saturday, November 27th We are excited to share this fun event with you!
PDXSOS began as a distress signal, a call to action to people in Portland to head out and support the small businesses that they love so
More than ever small businesses find they’re spending a significant amount of time and budget creating, scheduling and posting content for social media. Are your
Bricks Need Mortar began with PDXSOS, a distress signal and a call to action for people to support our small businesses during the pandemic. PDXSOS
The Associated press reports that mask sales rose 24% and google searches for masks have doubled in the last week with the news of the Delta variant’s
Bricks Need Mortar Community UpdateAs we come out of an uncertain year the one certainty is that the path to fully reopening may have a
Bricks Need Mortar Community UpdateGovernor Brown has signed into law HB 2966A. This extends the repayment period for deferred commercial rents to September 30, 2021,
The Small Shops Big Hearts PDXSOS gift card powered by Kuto is now available! Bricks Need Mortar partners with Kuto payments to create the first
Hiring employees remains one of the greatest hurdles to small businesses reopening and returning to full service. If these are questions that are top of
Join this forum with County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury and lead health officer Dr Jennifer Vines Tuesday, May 25th at 8am. We will be discussing recent
Today we’re sharing feedback on The PDXSOS Portland Pledge Holiday Campaign. The Portland Pledge was created to send a strong and loud message to shop
Business Oregon is making $100M in grants available to address unpaid commercial rents.The program will open for applications on March 8, 2021. The application portal will
