Originally published on 425 Business.
The Eastside has earned a reputation as one of the country’s leading innovation hubs. Global technology companies may dominate the skyline in Bellevue, Redmond, and Issaquah, but small businesses remain the backbone of the local economy. Across King County, there are more than 71,000 employer businesses, and 95% of them have 50 or fewer employees. In Bellevue alone, 97% of firms employ 100 or fewer workers.…