A simple picture message of Scotty wearing a Becca made hair bow that jumpstarted Business Catual. Shortly after taking it a local hand made craft store insisted on having the bow ties in the shop as soon as possible. The enterprise was coined Business Catual (a name from Becca's friend Matthew). The first product was the original Portland cat bow tie and it was, in fact, the first Portland made bow tie for cats. Bam. It didn’t take long after creating bow ties for Business Catual to cranking out wild images for the internet, postcards and other BC merchandise.

Today, when Becca isn't napping, playing with yarn or staring out a window she is gathering new old fabrics and pawing out inspiration for creative designs. Scotty and Oliver, the beloved house cats, can be found cuddling and chewing crinkly things around the apartment though occasionally deign appearances on Facebook or in our product listings.

As may be obvious we are here for the love of cats so from the very beginning Business Catual has given back. A portion from every bow tie goes to local no kill animal welfare organizations like Cat Adoption Team. We are proud to be from Portland, a city that strives (through the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland) to end pet euthanization.

Business Catual is conscientious about our impact on the environment too. We know the best bow ties are born of fabrics fresh from a previous life.Our postcards are made from Forest Stewardship Council Certified paper and earth-friendly soy based ink too.