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A stronger community is good business

Every successful business depends on something it doesn't own: a healthy community.We depend on customers who can support local businesses, employees who can afford to live here and families who see a future in Kitsap County. We depend on good schools, safe neighborhoods and the quality of life that makes people want to put down …

Sometimes you just have to build it

There is a phrase we hear a lot in business: Find a need and fill it.It sounds simple.Of course, anyone who has ever owned a business knows there is absolutely nothing simple about actually doing it.As I read through the stories in this month’s issue of Kitsap Business, something kept jumping out at me. Again …

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Stop waiting for the perfect economy

There is always a reason to wait.Wait for interest rates to come down. Wait for inflation to settle. Wait until hiring gets easier. Wait until consumers feel more confident. Wait until the election is over, the housing market improves or we have a little more certainty about what comes next.Business owners have become pretty good …