Mercy Corps Northwest In the News
February 2010
Willamette Week’s 3rd annual Eat Mobile Event benefits Mercy Corps Northwest
January 2010
Portland’s KPTV news covers the opening of a MCNW client
“Small Loans Can Fuel Big Dreams”, The Portland Tribune, by Peter Korn, 1/7/2010
Microloans here and abroad, focusing on The Bike Commuter, a Sellwood area bike shop starting up with help from MCNW.
“Portland Food Carts Push Through Recession”, Oregon Business Magazine, by Lucy Burningham, 1/2010
Lucy Burningham (a MCNW IDA participant) writes about how Portland food carts are thriving in tough times, many of them with help from microlenders like Mercy Corps Northwest.
November 2009
“Food Carts Put Global Trend on the Menu”, The Portland Tribune, by Peter Korn, 1/19/09
The global array of food carts in Portland, with mention of the MCNW funded Sugar Cube cart on N. Mississippi.
October 2009
“Venturing Forth,” Portland Monthly Magazine, by Ted Katauskas, 10/2009
September 2009
“The Art of the Street Cart,” Bon Appetit Magazine, by Nancy Rommelmann, 9/2009
August 2009
“Blurring the Urban-Rural Divide in Damascus,” The Oregonian, by Andre Meunier, 8/8/2009
“Gourmet Frontier,” Portland Monthly Magazine, by Mike Thelin, 7/2009
First Half of 2009
“Frugal Portland,” New York Times, by Matt Gross, 5/10/2009
2008
“Cooking Up Growth,” Portland Business Journal, by Robin Moody, 10/24/2008
“Business Loans dry up for the little guy,” The Oregonian, by Don Renfroe, 9/7/2008
“Group finds farms for refugees, Capital Press Agriculture Website, by Patty Mamula, 7/25/2008
“Saving for Microenterprise Development,” Aspen FIELD Institute Funder Guide, June 2008
MCNW’s Individual Development Account (IDA) matched savings program highlighted as an example of best practices.
“Local man bites into food delivery niche,” The Gresham Outlook, by Shannon Wells, 6/25/2008
After taking a business class at MCNW, Jeff Bena opened Bellywarmers Delivery Service—a food delivery business.
“Ask an Expert: Charting a Path From Inmate to Entrepreneur,” USA Today, by Steve Strauss, 6/08/2008
A reporter shares his experience of observing MCNW’s innovative business development class for female prisoners at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
“Micro Squeeze: Funding for the smallest of businesses is harder to get,” Oregon Business, by Abraham Hyatt, 06/2008
Bookseller Nena Rawdah explores the challenges of owning a business and learns important skills from MCNW business courses that put her on track for a micro loan.
“Storefronts: Ease,” Oregonian Online, 5/28/2008
“Russian Immigrant Farms of SE 39th Avenue, The Sellwood Bee, by Merry McKinnon, 5/2008
“Nonprofit provides escape from financial ruin,” The Gresham Outlook, by Merry MacKinnon, 3/21/2008
An MCNW loan helped Betty Jo Austin open a new cosmetology school.
“Big help available for small businesses, Management Issues, by Dan Bobinski, 2/11/2008
“Biz ladies: Portland and Seattle!”, Design Sponge, 2/11/2008
“Get Answers to Business Challenges: Entrpreneurs Receive Free Advice,” U.S. Chamber Monthly Magazine: 2/2008
Mercy Corp’s mentoring program (MicroMentor) helps a novice entrepreneur create a business plan, analyze potential revenue streams and define a target market.
“Financing Change and Changing Finance,” Banking Matters Magazine, by Brian Fassett, 2/2008
Brian Fassett, MCNW Loan Officer, writes about unique funding opportunities and partnerships for business.
“Your Mentor Is Out There- in Cyberspace,” The Wall Street Journal, by Kelly K. Spors, 1/20/2008
A small business owner benefits from the Mercy Corps MicroMentor program.
