It isn’t a challenge to find local shops in Bend. More than 350 small businesses are registered within the City and approximately 150 of those fill ground-level spaces dotting several downtown blocks with window displays filled with books, shiny jewelry, toys, antiques, and an endless list of products, according to the Downtown Bend Business Association […]
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Little Boxes
These are the (tiny) businesses in your neighborhood
By government standards, retailers only need to have fewer than 500 employees to be classified as “small.” But in a town like Bend, small businesses may have as few as one employee. Of the shops profiled below, the largest tops out at 7 employees. While shopping small and local always has a greater impact on […]