Notes from Colleen’s Desk: Sycamore Trees and Succession Planning I have a 60-year-old giant of a friend who resides in the back yard of my childhood home. He is tall and stately. He’s weathered a few growth spurts, storms and seasons of change. My parents bought the home in 1962 and to the best of […]
RCC SBDC: Marketing & Customer Service Classes Available
There’s still time to register for marketing and customer service classes to increase your business success. Fundamentals of Marketing Your Business This class covers a broad spectrum of marketing topics; from branding to social media, creating effective business plans to identify your target client. You will leave with thought-provoking concepts and real-world solutions to marketing […]
Community Gems: The Shady Radio
How many small cities have their own radio station? The answer is not many, but as of 2007, Shady Cove has been one of them. This 3,105-person city along Highway 62 proudly advertises their radio station on the sign-posts marking the city’s entrances and exits. According to city administrator, Tom Corrigan, Shady Cove’s radio is […]
Job Opening: Rogue Innovation Hub Director
If you know of anyone that would like to direct a center that provides STEM / CTE experiences to youth, industry partnering for hands on workforce training, and also provides Makerspace access to entrepreneurs and makers in our area please let them know that RCC’s Rogue Innovation Hub is seeking a new Director. Click here […]
Notes from Colleen’s Desk: To Recruit or Not Recruit
Predictably, we are frequently asked if we can share new companies or industries we are pursuing to bring to the area. Courting companies that are interested in Southern Oregon – and are a good fit for our region – has been a core function of SOREDI since we were established in 1987. In fact, it […]
October LAUNCH|Talk: M&A 101 – Buying and Selling a Business
When: Wednesday, October 9: 5:30 – 7:30 pm Where: Urban Cork, Downtown Medford Tickets: $10 Every entrepreneur needs to know understand the buying and selling of businesses. Knowing the basics of Mergers and Acquisitions is a critical part of exiting a business through a successful sale, purchasing an existing business or adding partners to a […]
Podcast: How to Raise Money From a Venture Investor
Venture Capital firm, Andreesen Horowitz offers a helpful episode on their podcast, a16z, How to Raise Money From a Venture Investor. Enjoy!
Bend Outdoor Worx: Breakout Bootcamp 2019
Bend Outdoor Worx presents BreakOut Bootcamp 2019 The only funding event solely focused on the outdoor product industry. BOOTCAMP EVENT Thursday, October 10, 2019 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT Location: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR 97703 BOOTCAMP TICKETS BOW Bootcamp is a series of educational sessions to give start-up businesses the […]
GET REAL! Future Proofing Your Reality
There are a few seats left at MFG Summit 2019: GET REAL! Get tickets now! If you are a local manufacturing enterprise, you will appreciate this opportunity to meet one another and to learn from the experts at Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP), Moss Adams and OregonTech. In addition, every company will benefit from learning […]
SOU Professional Development Workshops
SOU offers adult education courses to help working professionals find programs and resources that will push their careers to the next level. Their online and evening classroom degree programs offer flexible scheduling to allow busy professionals to participate. There are also financial aid resources and employee reimbursement programs that might be applicable. Find out more […]
