Portland's neighbor to the north is home to many types of successful and exciting business ventures. This week on Biz503, we'll be talking with two officers from Vancouver-based companies about the work that they do, and how the city of Vancouv

Biz503 S03E18 - More Than A Movie Theater

May 6th, 2018 29m 48s

Depending on how they're counted, Portland is home to about a dozen indie and art-house movie theaters. They all occupy a special niche in their communities, and this week, we're talking about three of them and their histories, their transforma

Biz503 S03E17 - Marketing For Artists And Musicians

Apr 25th, 2018 27m 52s

Half of any successful creative venture is the business of selling it: it's one thing to create art or music, and it's another to get your work into the hands of the people who want to pay for it.This week on Biz503, we're talking to three ma

Biz503 S03E16 -Married to your business partner

Apr 8th, 2018 31m 56s

The conventional wisdom usually goes something like this: Don't date your co-workers, because relationship drama will follow — and make your life an awkward mess.That same conventional wisdom also tell us that it's not a great idea to raise t

Biz503 S03E15 - Global Warming and Small Businesses

Mar 26th, 2018 31m 40s

It goes without saying that climate change is part of the fabric of our lives these days, as rising sea levels, storms, and the other consequences of high-carbon economies start to take their toll on the environment. But Portland faces a unique

Biz503 S03E14 - Alternative Transportation

Mar 12th, 2018 31m 50s

Portland has long been considered a mecca for alternative transportation, with a sprawling public transit system and years of notoriety as a top bicycle commuting city. However, worsening traffic and an increase in road fatalities are coming he

Biz503 S03E13 - Portland's Music Recording Scene

Feb 25th, 2018 28m

At PRP, Portland's growing, evolving music scene is one of our favorite things about the city. While many local bands have reached national stardom, our city continues to produce a wider array of genres and artists. Recording all of this musica

Biz503 S03E12 - Immigration

Feb 12th, 2018 31m 58s

This year has been a difficult one for immigrant and refugee communities in Oregon. Enforcement sweeps for undocumented immigrants and travel bans for refugees have left families and communities in a legal limbo.For their part, immigration ar

Biz503 S03E11 -Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Jan 29th, 2018 27m 46s

Did you know that women start businesses at twice the rate of men, yet receive less than three percent of venture capital?That fact, and other disparities, led a team of savvy entrepreneurs to launch Xxcelerate Fund, the Portland-based organi

Biz503 S03E10 - OR Winter Sports Industry

Jan 14th, 2018 29m 28s

Perhaps you've noticed it's wintertime out there! But while there might have been some awfully cold days in the valley recently, that doesn't necessarily translate to good skiing up on Mount Hood.In fact, the weather has been pretty dreadful

Biz503 S03E09 - Retail Survivors

Dec 17th, 2017 29m 52s

Today we’re discussing the survivors. Not the reality show but retail survivors, local businesses that keep their heads above water even as so many of us paddle over to Amazon to order every product imaginable delivered to our door.These are

Biz503 S03E08 - Centeral Eastside

Dec 11th, 2017 29m 53s

From milestones like OMSI to the Tilikum Crossing, the recent transformation of Portland’s Central Eastside is dramatic. The previously-industrial area now features tall residential buildings near the Burnside Bridge and new office buildings ne

Biz503 S03E07 - Women In Tech

Dec 2nd, 2017 23m 25s

The tech industry, innovative and as it might see itself, has not always been the most modern in its views of gender within its own work. As if we needed more proof, the now infamous "Google memo" bears that out in an instant. But that begs the

Biz503 S03E06 - Portland Mercado

Nov 19th, 2017 26m 11s

Today we’re devoting an entire episode to the Portland Mercado, a unique Latino public market at 72nd and Foster in Southeast Portland. That’s just a mile up the street from our studios here at Portland Radio Project, in a 7,000-square-foot spa