Tabor Neighbors!
Finally, Spring is here and I wake up most mornings to a sunrise to behold. The changing of the weather gives me hope and I remember what it was like a few months ago when we woke up to rain and overcast skies every day. I knew Spring would be here and simply accepted the gloomy days knowing better weather was coming.

I talk a lot about political issues here and do so because they sometimes lay the groundwork for all of us accessing opportunity, regardless of size and type of business. It is important to note that the state legislature is about to end its session (April 27) and, as always, some changes will be in store for us afterwards. Paula Sardinas with FMS Global has written about some of that in this edition of the Langston. Take a look.

Let me emphasize that the success of any business is built on relationships. Relationships with your employees, clients and both public and private entities seeking out your business. In the case of the City of Seattle, King County, Sound Transit and the state of Washington, they offer regular opportunities to meet with their staff at Tabor 100’s offices weekly. I won’t go into the details because there are too many, but suffice it to say that you can get the undivided attention of folks who may need what you offer by coming to the HUB.

If your firm is trying to do business with any public agency, I suggest you call the Tabor 100 front desk at 206-368-4042 and ask for the latest schedule of those agencies that have “office hours” at our building. Each has a different policy in terms of time spent with them, but each offers a minimum of 15 minutes to talk with them about their agencies and how you can do business with them. And if whoever you meet with can’t help, they can refer you to someone who can. That 15 minutes can make a huge difference in the direction of your business.

I will end here and ask that you also take advantage of the Technical Assistance offered by Tabor 100, show up at our monthly membership meeting to connect with influential folks face-to-face and make sure you attend classes, workshops and seminars that occur each month here at Tabor 100.