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Hood River News . The Dalles Chronicle
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
BUSINESS REVIEW
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
BUSINESS
REVIEW
Publisher
Chelsea Marr
Editorial
Mark Gibson, Kirby Neumann-Rea,
Trisha Walker, Emily Fitzgerald,
Tom Peterson, Jim Drake
ROSE MAYS
What is the SBDC?
Contributing Articles
Mid-Columbia Economic
Development District (MCEDD)
Content
Hood River, 541-386-1234
The Dalles, 541-2141
Advertising Manager
Jody Thompson,
541-386-1234 ext. 101
jthompson@hoodrivernews.com
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National SBDC Day is March 18, when it will
celebrate 37 years of serving local small businesses
and entrepreneurs. But, what is SBDC and how does
it impact our local business community? SBDC is an
acronym for Small Business Development Center.
The Columbia Gorge Community College SBDC is
part of the Oregon Small Business Development
Center Network which has 19 center locations in
Oregon. Within the 19 Oregon SBDC locations, 17
centers are located at community colleges and two
are at state universities.
The Oregon Small Business Development Network
began in 1983 and has formed a well-established
relationship between the 19 center locations, the
U.S. Small Business Administration and the Oregon
Business Development Department.
Our local SBDC is hosted by Columbia Gorge Com-
munity College. In addition to Director Greg Price,
the CGCC/SBDC has two business advisers on staff:
Todd Meislahn and Rose Mays. The SBDC staff are
employees of Columbia Gorge Community College.
What exactly does the SBDC offer to the business
community? The SBDC provides a wide range of
one-on-one professional advising service, low or
no cost training and other specialized services. All
services of the Small Business Development Center
are available to both entrepreneurs starting a
business and established businesses. All advising
services are free and strictly confidential.
As former business owners, SBDC advisers
appreciate the complexities of starting a new
business. SBDC advisers work closely with future
business owners to help assure that a new business
is built on the solid foundation needed to succeed.
Typical questions asked and services requested by
owners of new startup companies include but are
not limited to:
• Information about registering the business
with the State
• Business structure
• Business plan development
• Startup cost development
• Preparation of financial package
• Financial projections
• Loan preparation
• Marketing
• Market research
• Brand development
• Accounting
• Website review
• Buying an existing business
While the SBDC works closely with entrepreneurs
who are in the initial planning and startup stage
of business, the Small Business Development
Center is equally involved with assisting existing or
established businesses. An established business
can offer a unique set of challenges ranging from
a growth prospect to cash flow problems. Typical
questions asked and services requested by owners
of existing businesses include but are not limited to:
• Cost analysis for products
• Accounting
• Personnel issues
• Tax questions
• Online presence analysis
• Expansion and growth issues
• Marketing
• Slow growth and/or low revenue analysis
• Selling or existing strategy
All one-on-one counseling sessions are free of
charge and strictly confidential. Registration for
counseling services is available at http://bit.ly/
CGCCSBDC.
The Small Business Development Center also
offers several two and three hour non-credit
educational business classes at little or no cost. The
classes are taught by business professionals who
have years of practical business expertise that can
be useful to business owners. Some of the classes
that have been offered are:
• Starting a Successful Business
• Writing an Effective Business Plan
• QuickBooks Learning Lab
For time and class availability, check online at
http://bit.ly/CGCCBizClasses.
The SBDC can help an individual realize the
dream of being a business owner as well as helping
an existing business remain competitive in the
marketplace. The scope of services offered by the
Small Business Development Center is diverse but
the mission is simple: support of business growth
and sustainability, job creation and development of
new business entities. Call 541 506-6121 for more
information.
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