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ODOT Small Business Management I
Contractors, professional services or technical companies who can provide services for ODOT: Read about the ODOT Small Business Management I program at PCC's CLIMB Center. |
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Small Business Management | |
We've helped hundreds of entrepreneurs reach their goals and be successful
through our Small Business Management (SBM) programs
We combine relevant and practical classroom topics with confidential one-on-one advising tailored to the individual business owner's need.
Small Business Management I, II, III Contact the facilitator.
- Small Business Management I: Year 1 to Year 3
- Small Business Management II: Year 3 to Year 5
- Small Business Management III: Year 5+
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Specialized Small Business Management
Contact the individual facilitators for each specialized SBM below.
- PBA Small Business Management III
Traded sector businesses who sell goods and services outside the region or outside the United States.
Contact the facilitator.
- Small Business Management for Retailers
For retailers and e-tailers.
Contact the facilitator.
- International Trade Small Business Management
Businesses who currently import or export goods and services, or would like to do so. Contact the facilitator.
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| Featured Program: Getting Your Recipe to Market |
| Rebecca Moore, Sweet and Salty's Caramel Co |
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Rebecca Moore
Sweet and Salty's Caramel Co |
Rebecca Moore from Sweet and Salty's Caramel Co., is the Spring 2012, Time to Market winner.
Sweet, with a bite of sea-salt, in original or flavors such as curry-cashew, these are sophisticated caramels to savor. New Seasons chose Rebecca for her outstanding soft caramels in creative flavors, as well as overall business plan which includes building in components for social entrepreneurism and local food sourcing - both entrenched values of New Seasons.
The Social Entrepreneur component is an important part of Sweet and Salty's mission and goals. "I really want to give back to the community in my business," Moore states. "By starting to identify a social service non-profit to work with for things such as job training and/or a portion of sales, I believe this won't only help my business but I'll be able to give back to the community in ways that really make a difference." New Seasons was very excited about this additional element of Sweet and Salty's and has also offered to help her find and work with the right non-profit.
Moore credits the Getting Your Recipe to Market program for her success in having a commercial-ready product in a short amount of time, "The open perspective from a diverse group in the program was invaluable, through formal advising and through the other participants in the course. It was also incredibly valuable to have face time with buyers in the food industry. Otherwise it would have taken a long time to have that venue or those relationships built."
Read more about Sweet and Salty's Caramel Co. at their website and learn who inspired Moore to create her award-winning caramels.
Do you have a recipe that you want to get on store shelves?
Read about the next Getting Your Recipe to Market program,
which starts September 11, 2012
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Is Your Recipe Ready to Market? | |
The intensive 12-week program, Getting Your Recipe to Market (GYRM), designed for food entrepreneurs, starts September 11.
The program focuses on 3 aspects of bringing a food product to market: Produce-Promote-Profit.
The program concludes with a capstone event in week 13. Time to Market is a mini food tradeshow in which the entrepreneurs present their products to the public and to local food buyers in a competition to win shelf space at New Seasons Market and a $2000 grand prize! (Read what the last winner had to say about the program
here).
Seats are limited, so contact the facilitator now to see if GYRM is right for you.
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| Featured Program: ODOT Small Business Management I |
| About the ODOT Small Business Management I Program | |
 
ODOT SBM I
October 2012 - June 2013
The Oregon Department of Transportation, through an agreement with the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, will sponsor the ODOT SBM I program at PCC's CLIMB Center, starting in October.
Each 3-hour class meets once a month during the 9-month program, and will be devoted to small business management topics and peer group discussion.
In addition to class sessions, each business will be eligible to receive up to 2 hours of one-on-one confidential business advising per month from an experienced advisor at the Center.
Eligibility:
Your company must be
- certified by OMWESB as an Emerging Small Business (ESB), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
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The primary work performed by the business is
- related to highway, road, and bridge construction, or
- commercial/residential construction which would translate into ODOT-related work, or
- an architectural, engineering or professional/technical company that performs transportation-related consulting or other services which support ODOT's mission
Thanks to ODOT's sponsorship, the program costs only $200, and a 2nd key person from the business can enroll for $150.
Contact the facilitator for more details.
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Oregon Hosts SBIR/STTR Conference |
Oregon will host the 2012 National SBIR/STTR Conference at the Doubletree Hotel, Lloyd Center, in Portland, November 13-15th. SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) are highly competitive funding programs from various federal agencies that focus on research and technology transfers with the potential for commercialization.
The only national event of its kind in 2012, this conference will provide critical information to small businesses competing for SBIR/STTR grants and contracts, which amount to approximately $2.5 billion in funding annually.
SBIR and STTR are competitive federal government programs that fund small businesses to develop innovative, high-risk technologies.
The event is expected to draw nearly 1,000 high technology entrepreneurs from across the U.S., along with federal and state agencies, business development executives and university researchers.
If you wish to attend, present or sponsor, visit the conference website at www.oregonsbir.com.
The event is hosted by the Micro-enterprise Inventors Program of Oregon (MIPO) and the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network (OSBDCN)
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Small Business Bookshelf |
What Books Do You Recommend for Small Businesses?
Have you read a business book that you think small business owners should read? If so, we want to hear about it!
Send us an email. Include
- Title
- Author
- Why you think it's a must-read for a small business
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| How to Sign Up for Classes
Unless otherwise noted above, classes will be held in Room 307 at the CLIMB Center for Advancement. The Center is located at 1626 SE Water Avenue, across from OMSI.
Our office is located in Room 308 at the CLIMB Center.
You can register for our classes through Portland Community College. Call PCC's Registration Line at 971-722-8888. Be sure to have the CRN number handy for the class you want to take before you call. |
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