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“It’s going to be a great
opportunity a chance to
educate these folks, give
them something to fall
back on once released.
If they have a business
plan in hand at least they
have a direction,” Nelson
explained. “It’s exciting to
work with them. Our fi rst
meeting is set for the 19th
with an orientation and
after that go forward.
“We give them handouts,
kind of an informational
guide of what they might
want to do, ideas, experi-
ences they have had and
we help them fi ll in the
blanks. Those worksheets
they receive and fi ll out
will be implemented into
their business plan.”
Nelson added, “Our main
goal is have them be able
to fi ll out and have a busi-
ness plan when they are
released so they do have a
written document that they
can actually go show peo-
ple and say ‘This is what
I want to do.’ We will be
implementing the growth
wheel chart because I
feel it is the simplest way
for them to express their
knowledge and what they
want to do.”
The growth wheel chart
is a visual toolbox that aids
with decision making and
action planning for busi-
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nesses both starting up and
with future growth.
Nelson and Stackle
were recently certifi ed
with Growth Wheel, which
started in Denmark.
Nelson understands
the prison program will
require a different client
approach but will utilize
the same tools. Some
adjustments will need to
be made of models used
within the confi nes of what
the Powder River Correc-
tion Facility will want.
“Our interface with
them, Powder River, has
certain rules we have to
obey and obviously there
are reasons why that is,”
Stackle added.
“One thing that is inter-
esting about the prison is
last fall we had to take a
volunteers orientation. You
just don’t walk in there,”
he said.
Stackle laughed. “We
had to take a test, then be
fi ngerprinted and have
background checks done.
Now we are considered
volunteers for the prison.
You get fancy ID cards and
when we go in, we have to
present our credentials.”
Since confi dentiality is
such a priority with the
SBDC and Powder River
Correctional Facility, only
basic information was
made available about this
program.
The next Pub Talk is
scheduled for June 10
at Lefty’s Taphouse on
Broadway beginning at
5:30 p.m.
Jason Glaspey part of the
OEN and an icon on the
west side of state and on
the internet, who also does
quite a bit of blogging, is
going to be doing a presen-
tation titled “Small ideas.
Big Impacts.”
Stephanie Hartman, the
director of OEN will come
with Glaspey and do a
presentation on OEN.
For more information re-
garding this event contact
Gene Stackle by email at
gene.stackle@msn.com, or
by phone at 541-523-5556
or contact Jeff Nelson at
541-403-2003.
Stackle believes it is
important for the commu-
nity to realize the SBDC is
available.
“We have this huge task
to get this info out to the
community so they know
what we are talking about.
It is a really great oppor-
tunity for us to grow our
local businesses,” Stackle
said solemnly.
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