It’s summer at the college so the SBDC office will be closed on Fridays through September 1st. We’ve added a Ready, Set, Start Your Business class each month in Spanish. The Spanish version will be taught by Celso Ledesma.
On Thursday, August 17th the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University are offering a dinner featuring local foods. There are only a few dinner tickets remaining. More information and registration are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coos-bay-crop-up-tm-dinner-tickets-36451165417.
QuickBooks Payroll will be starting September 27th. This 8 session program will cover using the payroll module in QuickBooks to manage employee paychecks and tax reporting. The course is being taught by Connie Huntsman, CPA. Classes run weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm from September 27th through November 15th at the Newmark Center, room 207. The cost of the training program is $389.
The Governor’s Office and the State of Oregon have made it a priority to create equity in public contracting and procurement; bringing opportunities, access and connection for small business to thrive in Oregon. This event brings together industry professionals, public agencies and private organizations, diversity practitioners and small businesses to build valuable relationships. Small businesses will learn about public contracting opportunities and local resources available. The Governor’s Marketplace activities will include:
- Continental breakfast and networking
- Training for startup, established and growing businesses
- Luncheon with engaging speakers
- Reverse vendor exhibitor fair
More information on the Governor’s Marketplace will be provided as it is available. We are working on securing a venue for mid-October.
In October we will once again hold our popular What’s Your Plan class in Coos County. This 4 session course will help you write a business plan that gets results. The business plan written for the course can be used for financing your business, operating more successfully, accessing the Dream$avers grant program through Neighborworks Umpqua http://www.nwumpqua.org/services/save-money/dreamsavers/, or qualifying to apply for the Bay Area Chamber New Business Challenge grant. In this course you will learn: You will learn: What is a business plan?; Why a business plan is important?; Who will read your business plan?; How to put a business plan together?; Resources for business and much more! The course starts on October 9th and runs through November 27th on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. The cost for this class is only $125 and includes access to the popular LivePlan business planning template for 3 months.
The next Small Business Management (SBM) start date is in October. The program is offered the 2nd Tuesday each month or the 3rd Thursday each month. Topics to be covered include financial management, human resource management, marketing, social media, cyber security and much more.
The South Coast Inventors group meets monthly on the first Thursday at 6:30 pm. The August meeting will be held at Southwestern in Newmark Center room 207. The South Coast Inventors meetings are also available via interactive video to inventors from Reedsport to Brookings. To participate remotely, send an email to Mary Loiselle, mloiselle@socc.edu no later than August 31st and she will send you an invitation link with login information.
Have a business question? Let us know at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) how we can help by email to mloiselle@socc.edu or asoto@socc.edu or by calling 541-888-7026. Be sure to visit us on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SWOCC-Small-Business-Development-Center-1773389882989458/. A list of upcoming training opportunities is available below.
- 8/16/17 10:00-12:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 8/24/17 5:00-7:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 8/30/17 1:00-3:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 9/5/17 10:00-12:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business taught in Spanish in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 9/7/17 2:00-4:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 9/13/17 1:00-3:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 9/19/17 5:00-7:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 9/27/17 10:00-12:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 9/27/17 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm QuickBooks Payroll, 8 weeks through November 15th, at the Newmark Center room 207, cost $389
- 10/2/17 10:00-12:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business taught in Spanish in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 10/5/17 10:00-12:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 10/9/17 – 11/27/17 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm What’s Your Plan in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $125
- 10/10/17 – 6/12/18 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Small Business Management (SBM) in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $500
- 10/10/17 – 12/12/17 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Creating a Customer Focused Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $185
- 10/11/17 3:00-5:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 10/17/17 5:00-7:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
- 10/19/17 – 6/21/18 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Small Business Management (SBM) in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $500
- 10/19/17 – 12/21/17 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Where Did the Money Go in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $185
- 10/25/17 10:00-12:00PM Ready, Set, Start Your Business in the Newmark Center room 207, cost $20
Information and workshop registration are available at http://www.socc.edu/sbdc
We hope to see you soon.
Arlene M. Soto, CMA, CGBP
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Small Business Development Center Director
1988 Newmark Ave.
Coos Bay, OR 97420
541-888-7001
asoto@socc.edu
www.bizcenter.org