Really Cool People
People who, in my humble opinion, are awesome.
Bookkeepers
Yes, I CAN do bookkeeping, and have done plenty of it in the past, but it’s not what Tiggers like best ; ) So I prefer to leave the bookkeeping to those who genuinely enjoy it, and just do taxes.
Accounting For Small Business – Deborah Asavarahapun and her crew are excellent and experienced in all areas of bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup, and financial statement writeup.
My Seattle Bookkeeper Vanessa Bowker is an experienced full charge bookkeeper who can take care of all your bookkeeping and payroll needs, onsite or offsite. She is familiar with Xero.
Shelton Accounting Services Another Xero supporter! Correne also does Peachtree and payroll, and works remotely with clients from all over.
natural numbers Meline McWhirter is a tech-savvy bookkeeper who works with web-based clients using FreshBooks and QuickBooks Online. She is Mac-friendly and paper-vanquishing.
Lawyers
Yes, I know, nobody wants to go to a lawyer, but barristers are as necessary as baristas in keeping your business afloat.
MKSingh Law – LLC? S-Corporation? Partnership? What structure is best for your business? Madhu Singh at MKSingh Law can help you make the right choice.
Amber Quintal – With both a JD and an MBA, Amber Quintal of Ogden Murphy Wallace is a first-class resource for business law. She also does tax and estate planning, and audit defense (which I will do my level best to make sure you never need ; )
Janeway Patent Law – Got a great business idea? Do you need to patent it, copyright or trademark it? John Janeway at Janeway Patent Law will explain how to protect your intellectual property.
Sophos Law Firm – Startup? Entrepreneur? Tolis Dimopoulos is your go-to guy for the legal aspects of business formation and financing.
Graphic Design
See the cool logo up there? Lisa Douglass Design – talented and great to work with.
Web Design
No R Productions Sabine is incredibly patient with ignorant questions, and made things look just like I wanted.
FLDtrace Lucian is a WordPress and e-commerce expert. Web design and development with a side of tango!
Circa Consulting Teri does website development, optimization, maintenance, technical services and mobile sites.
Artisans & Crafters business help
Marlo at Creative Arts Consulting, a successful Etsy seller and jewelry wholesaler, helps makers of creative products with pricing, production planning, photography, and many other things that don’t start with “p” ; ) She has been through the process of growing a craft business and can help you avoid the roadblocks.
Writers
Jennifer Escalona Writer, blogger, website attention-getter, and world traveller, and all-around nice person. (Disclaimer: Jennifer is my editor at Outright. She does wonders with my stuff, so she should be able to make anybody sound great ; )
Photographers
Doug Plummer – Check out his Daily Photo
Amanda Anttila-Oza Photography – Babies! On the way and already here.
Music
KGB -waltzes, Irish, Slavic, and tunes of their own invention – give them a listen.
Visqueen Local band -Rachel Flotard kicks all kinds of ass. Try “Crush On Radio”.
Art
Kaslkaos Art by Ingrid Schmelter – miniature jewels in many media.
Notta Pixie – letterpress, carving, natural dyes -all things I love combined into beauty.
Jewellery
Koblenzer Ross I love pretty shiny things!
Makeup
Shiro Cosmetics I also love pretty sparkly things!
Geek Chic Cosmetics Pretty sparkly geeky things!
Chiropractor
Dr Mark Parker – Because he fixed my back after the other car decided stop signs were optional.
Real Estate
Michele Lussier – Wonderful to work with – helped us with repairs, staging, & everything, and got us a full price offer with inspection waived!
People You Should Give Money To
Child’s Play – Ever been sick in the hospital? Sucks, doesn’t it? Now think of how much worse it would be if you’re a little kid, and you don’t even really understand why you hurt so much, and why you can’t go home. Child’s Play is a charity that provides video games and toys to children’s hospitals. It really makes a difference if a kid has a DS to play with while he’s stuck in bed for weeks. Being able to play Mario Kart with siblings may be the only normal thing a sick kid can do with their non-sick brothers & sisters. And they even use Wii Sports in physical therapy!
I am proud to say that I have contributed every single year from the very first year in 2003, when the guys at Penny Arcade (Warning – this site contains offensive material and frequently features the word “wang”) got tired of the media denouncing gamers as sociopathic losers, and decided to prove them wrong by asking their readership to donate games to Children’s Hospital in Seattle. Eight years and over ten million dollars‘ worth of toys and games donated to over 60 children’s hospitals around the world later, I think it’s safe to say they have.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Because there has to be a cure.