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Year in Review 2022

March 6, 2023 No Comments

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

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Shop Small Win Big – 2022 Event Report

January 31, 2023 No Comments

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.

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2022 REVIEW & 2023 LOOK FORWARD

January 10, 2023 No Comments

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

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DEI Training Program Tailored for Small Business

August 1, 2022 No Comments

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

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Bricks Need Mortar 2022 Candidate Forum Q&A

March 30, 2022 No Comments

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

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Bricks Need Mortar 2021 Review and Look Forward

March 7, 2022 No Comments

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

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January 2022 Survey Results and what it means for Portland brick and mortar

February 3, 2022 No Comments

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

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Little Boxes RETURNS As Small Shops Big Hearts!

November 16, 2021 No Comments

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!

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Pdxsos + Little Boxes Are Now: Small Shops Big Hearts And Here With Holiday Shopping Campaign 

September 30, 2021 No Comments

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

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Join Travel Portland And Locl To Learn How To Drive Customers To Your Business

September 29, 2021 No Comments

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

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Exciting News! Things Are Changing And So Are We!

August 17, 2021 No Comments

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

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Masks On and What You CanDo to Increase Vaccinations

August 5, 2021 No Comments

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

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Bricks Need Mortar Recognized For Important Work For Small Business Community

July 21, 2021 No Comments

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

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Grace Period For Deferred Rent Payments Extended Through September 2021

June 22, 2021 No Comments

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,

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Small Shops Big Hearts Gift Cards Are In Circulation.

June 21, 2021 No Comments

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

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Successful Strategies For Hiring In The Reopening Economy.

June 5, 2021 No Comments

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

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Members-Only Forum on Recent COVID-19 Changes with Chair Kafoury

May 21, 2021 No Comments

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

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The PDXSOS Portland Pledge Holiday Campaign

March 31, 2021 No Comments

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

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Business Oregon Announces Grant Portal for Commercial Rent

March 31, 2021 No Comments

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

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Oregon’s small businesses need sensible and equitable real estate law reform.

March 31, 2021 No Comments

Bricks Need Mortar fights for equitable and sensible commercial rent relief and real estate reform. Check out Bricks Need Mortar founder Sarah Shaoul’s recent op-ed

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