An Oregon Benefit Company committed to social and environmental responsibility, BESThq purposefully leads our community in change for a better future.
Ron and Jill White founded BESThq in 2011 after years of coaching and consulting small businesses. Realizing one of the greatest challenges for small business owners is that of feeling alone on their journey, Ron and Jill created a space where entrepreneurs cross paths, collaborate, learn and grow through community. Built on principles of relationship, empowerment, and inclusion, and guided by Jesuit tradition and Ignatian Spirituality, Beaverton’s Business Executive Sustainable Training Headquarters, BESThq, exists to support the sustainable growth of the businesses that make up our community and to empower individuals to realize their business goals, all this while mindfully considering the quadruple bottom line of People, Profit, Planet and Purpose.
Corporate Social Responsibility & Benefit Reports:
BESThq 2017 Benefit Report
BESThq 2016 Benefit Report
BESThq 2015 Benefit Report
BESThq 2014 Benefit Report
Our Mission
BESThq provides a sustainable business community servicing and supporting small and historically underutilized entrepreneurs. We pride ourselves in being a humanistic organization that recognizes the importance of inspiration, intelligence and idea enterprise. In collaboration with agencies, large and small businesses, we strive to build strong relationships, empower entrepreneurs, and create an inclusive community while managing risk and strategically growing sustainable business.
Our Vision
With a focus on relationship, empowerment and inclusion, we shall sustainably grow small businesses through strategic planning, risk management and profitability while being recognized as a model for Oregon Benefit Companies.
Our Creed
As people for others, BESThq community (members, partners, sponsors and supporters) aspire to embody the Quadruple Bottom-Line (People, Planet, Profit, Purpose) though action as servant leaders.
In doing well in whatever we do, BESThq community seeks purposeful work for greater good and civic benefit while demonstrating love of humanity.
Not alone on our journey, BESThq community communicates positive and encouraging work without tolerance of discrimination while dissolving divisive barriers, bettering underserved communities and sup- porting social justice.
Grounded in a high moral and ethical foundation, BESThq community intersects mind, body, and spirit for the whole person and firm development.
Be it that BESThq community all follow this path for greater achievement and as they reap the benefits of community, they put forth a message of hope and love rooted in BESThq principles of relationship, empowerment, and inclusion.
Our Team
The BESThq Team
James Autry
Special Events Manager
James@servingourneighbors.org
Photos by Diego G. Diaz.