SJX Boats in Orofino wins recognition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — SJX Jet Boats Inc. in Orofino has been named the small business of the month for August by U.S. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate committee on small business and entrepreneurship.
SJX Jet Boats owner Steve Stajkowski started his first boat designs in 1998 after several years working in the aluminum jet boat building industry.
Stajkowski created a concept for a boat that could handle remote, shallow waters while maintaining a strong structural design and functionality, according to a news release from Risch’s office about the honor.
In 2007, after experiments with many designs, Stajkowski started SJX Jet Boats. The company’s boats are used by recreationists.
They are customizable for policing, search and rescue, fire and other first responder operations. As part of a search and rescue mission during a flood in the Philippines, approximately 1,200 individuals were rescued because of the jet boat’s capability to maneuver through large amounts of debris, according to the news release.
“Whether for a hunter, fisherman, an adventurist, or a first responder, SJX Jet Boats have honed their design through continuous research and development in order to provide the best possible product,” Risch said.
Gonzaga University graduate is new addition at Lewiston law firm
Attorney Kathryn Carr has joined the law firm of Clements, Brown & McNichols in Lewiston.
Carr is licensed to practice in Idaho and Washington. She will focus on wills, estates, probates and business transactions.
Originally from Illinois, she completed her bachelor’s degree at Southern Illinois University in 2013 before graduating cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law.
The other attorneys at Clements, Brown & McNichols are Robert Brown, Cynthia Mosher, Sonyalee Nutsch and Bentley Stromberg.
Five workshops for small business owners scheduled in September at LCSC
The Idaho Small Business Development Center at Lewis-Clark State College will host five workshops this month.
Preregistration is required and is available by calling (208) 792-2465.
The workshops are as follows:
Selling on Amazon — 5:30 p.m., Sept. 13, at the LCSC Small Business Development Center office, 406 Main St. in Lewiston; $10 fee.
Marketing on Social Media — 6 p.m., Sept. 18, at Riggins City Council Chambers, 126 Main St. in Riggins; $10 fee.
Easy Business Start — 5:30 p.m., Sept. 20, at LCSC Small Business Development Center office in Lewiston; $20 fee.
QuickBooks Basics — 9 a.m., Sept. 26, at the LCSC Grangeville Outreach Center, 201 E. Main St., Grangeville ; $85 fee.
Accounting Basics — 5:30 p.m., Sept. 27 at the LCSC Small Business Development Center office in Lewiston; $20 fee.
Funding sources for high-tech innovations subject of road tour
MOSCOW — The Small Business Innovation Research Road Tour will be here at 2 p.m. Sept. 18.
The free event will be held at the 1912 Center, 412 Third St. Entrepreneurs, innovators and business owners can learn how to access funds for equipment, technology or products when they are in the early phases of development.
Presenters will include representatives of the Idaho Department of Commerce, Idaho National Laboratory, U.S. Navy, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Idaho Small Business Development Center.
Additional information is available by emailing DaveMcEwen@boisestate.edu.
