Democracy for Vancouver

This morning’s “One on One” business plug in the Columbian, which usually singles out a new business or technology, or a player in a growing business sector, features bail bondsman Jeremy Hubbard:

You manage a statewide network of bail agents. How did you get into the bail bond business?
By chance. I was working at a dance club in downtown Portland and somebody liked how I worked and told me about a job opening in Vancouver.

What’s a typical day like for you?
I’m in charge of 35 agents. I’m constantly making sure they’re aware of new laws, regulations, court procedures. I check paperwork and assess risk. We bail anywhere from 10 to 40 people a day.
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If there is one business decision you could try again, what would it be?
We came up with a company geared toward the Hispanic population. I would have started it sooner. It’s a different company called La Fianza Bail Bonds.

Up next: a loan shark? a bankruptcy attorney? a divorce lawyer? a suicide hotline worker?