BONUS: New Portland Office of Small Business makes first hire

Portland recently stood up a new Office of Small Business through Prosper Portland, but they didn't have anyone to run it. Until now. The inaugural leader of the Portland Office of Small Business has now been revealed. So I recorded a bonus episode to cover the news. It's Mitch Daugherty, cofounder of Built Oregon. PORTLAND OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS LINKS - Mitch Daugherty https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdaugherty/ - Mitch's post announcing the role https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mitchdaugherty_built-oregon-founder-tapped-to-lead-portland-activity-7248109181902200832-lTZz - Portland Business Journal on the new leader of the Portland Office of Small Business https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/10/04/built-oregon-mitch-daugherty-office-small-business.html - Built Oregon https://builtoregon.com PORTLAND OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS 00:00 Portland Office of Small Business: Special episode 00:51 Portland Oregon is small business 02:23 Why Portland Oregon needs an Office of Small Business 03:37 Prosper Portland launches Portland Office of Small Business 04:45 Mitch Daugherty has been hired to lead the Portland Office of Small Business 06:55 Why this loss for Built Oregon is a win for Portland 08:15 More on Built Oregon ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland #oregon #smallbusiness