Bellevue-based Smartsheet.com Inc., an online collaboration provider, recently announced it has secured $26 million from Insight Venture Partners and Madrona Venture Group. The company will use the funding to accelerate sales and marketing efforts, advance software development efforts, and expand partnerships. As part of the transaction, Ryan Hinkle, principal at Insight Venture Partners, will join Smartsheet’s Board of Directors.
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Help Jackie Kennedy Add to Her College Fund by Saving Money on Your Cell Bill
Here’s a short video where Jackie Kennedy talks about how she got her first ever cell phone because of Solavei’s special price of only $49 a month for unlimited voice, text and data. Find out more information at CellPhoneCollegeFund.com/members/JackieKennedy and make sure to let Jackie know if you have a kid you want to start…
Using Creativity to Find Employment: Former Publisher Auctions Self On eBay
When a drastically shrinking number of advertisers forced Publisher Joe Kennedy to close down the Bellevue Business Journal newspaper in July 2009, he thought it would be easy to find work. With all his connections, he didn’t think that it would be difficult to find work. Over three years later and Kennedy says he has…
Did You Hear About the Guy Who Auctioned Himself Off on eBay? Follow the Story
A couple of weeks ago, I listed my services for the entire month of August on eBay. I did a small amount of PR and had the story picked up by Komo News – Bellevue, but the auction never really gained any traction. Still the same, there was a winning bidder and it is an…
Help Connect Joe “The Connector” Kennedy and Be Rewarded!
Just like way too many people these days, I have been unemployed for way too long. I have gone through periods of busting my ass and doing anything possible to find work, to periods of being totally discouraged and depressed. It has been a struggle for sure, but I’ve gotten by so far with a…
Eastside Entrepreneurs Announce Basil’s Kitchen at Hilton Bellevue as Host Sponsor of Monthly Mixers
The Bellevue-based Eastside Entrepreneurs Social Network, with over local 2,150 members has announced for the first time in their 3 ½ year history, they will hold members mixers on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Basil’s Kitchen at the Hilton Bellevue has stepped up to become the host sponsor for these networking events and the…
VPTax Launches Nationwide Expansion Strategy Offering Alternative to Traditional Corporate Tax Services
VPTax, specialists in corporate tax services for growth companies, is relaunching its business with a new name and a strategy for nationwide growth based on expansion from its Bay Area stronghold into other U.S. metro areas, where there is a need for an alternative to the expensive, unwieldy service model practiced by traditional large accounting…
SBA names Audrey L. Godwin, The Godwin Group Washington’s 2012 Financial Services Champion of the Year
In this down economy, some businesses are getting a hand up, thanks to Audrey L. Godwin. Since forming the Godwin Group in 2003, she has helped start-ups to multi-million dollar companies achieve financial goals that improve access to funding and ultimately enhance the quality of individual business owner’s lives to help improve their communities.
BellevueBusinessJournal.com and Eastside Entrepreneurs Social Network Seek Buyers or Partners
I have decided that I need to simplify my life and focus on some new projects that I’m being recruited for – SOOOO – I am needing to either find a partner or a buyer for two websites that have been a huge part of my life for a number of years now. That’s right…
Young Entrepreneurs Dream Big
By Calvin W. Goings, SBA Assistant Associate Administrator All across the country, there are young men and women dreaming of opening their own business. Some are looking to start the next social media phenomenon, while others are focused on a business idea that fills an important niche on their campuses and in their communities. At…
