Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, August 8th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Are You Maximizing Your Marketing and Sales? PDBA member and brand strategist, Ciara Pressler (Pregame) hosts a panel of Portland-based marketing experts who will give you their insider tips on making the most out of your website, events, social media, press coverage, and community involvement. Get your questions answered and meet new ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, July 11th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Crime Prevention in the Pearl District Come learn about Portland’s public safety system, how to call for police, fire and medical help, how to be a good witness, the realities of police staffing and more in a Q&A with Matt Jacobsen from the Portland Police Bureau’s Neighborhood Response Team and Jacob Brostoff ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, June 13th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Secrets of Storytelling for Your Website You’re not blah and boring, and your website shouldn’t be either! Jen Price will show you how to use the secrets of storytelling and apply them to your website so you can attract more clients and sell more stuff. You’ll learn: The biggest secret to making ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, May 9th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Your attendance is vital as we will be voting for new board members at this important meeting, so please plan on attending and making your voice heard. Join the PDBA Board of Directors Each year, all PDBA members are eligible to nominate a delegate (including yourself) to represent the business district on the PDBA Board of Directors. The upcoming ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, April 11th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Connecting with Our Neighbors Come hear from Dave Mitchell of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association about the upcoming Reuse & Recycle event, as well as their initiative to help clean up the cigarette butts around the Pearl.  Then welcome new PDBA member, the Emerson School as they tell us about their school located ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, March 14th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Opportunities in the Pearl Real Estate Market Erika Wrenn of (w)here Real Estate and Julie Peterson of Peak Mortgage will be sharing the latest information on the opportunities in the Pearl and the greater Portland real estate market. Julie Peterson (left) has more than 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry. She firmly believes in ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, February 14th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. SMALL SHIFTS = BIG RESULTS Each year we make New Year’s resolutions that are trendy but ridiculous or depend on overnight changes that just aren’t realistic. Success or failure is not just about setting goals; it’s more critical how you approach accomplishing those goals. Goals fail when there is not an effective execution strategy. Wellness expert Sophia ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, January 10th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! How to Grow Your Business with SEO Wisdom Do you understand the impact Google search results have on your business? Hugh Malo, Co-Founder and Content Strategist at Superneat Marketing, breaks down search engine optimization (SEO) in plain English to help you see how you can increase website traffic—and your bottom line—in 2018. ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, December 13th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Let’s Make the PDBA Better Together! Membership Appreciation Breakfast Party Enjoy mimosas, coffee, and breakfast treats as we celebrate our membership, and look forward to a new year of growing our businesses and bettering our neighborhood. At this special meeting led by our new Executive Director, Julie Gustafson we’ll be working together and ... Read More

Please join your fellow Pearl District Business Association members for our monthly Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday, November 8th from 7:30am-9am at BridgePort BrewPub. Please RSVP now. Guests are welcome! Guest Speaker: Dana Corey, Business Strategist The Five Foundations of Freedom, Flexibility, and Fun As business owners we are so busy keeping all the balls in the air, we have no time to get to our bigger projects or goals which keeps us exhausted, chained to daily operations and unable to grow. ... Read More