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June 28, 2022 Joe Spagnualo

Making Short-Time Compensation work for the low-wage service sector

Short-Time Compensation—a social insurance program also known as worksharing that is part of the larger Unemployment Insurance system—helps firms weather economic downturns by giving them a way to temporarily cut back on costs without laying off workers.

June 17, 2022 Joe Spagnualo

Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Educational Training

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The RCC SBDC provides educational training events that cover current and practical information on business topics ranging from the basics to advance business management skills. The depth of our training ensures that business owners and entrepreneurs have access to invaluable insights and support to help them grow or launch a successful business. The training programs are designed to meet the needs of the local business community and are delivered at a reasonable cost.

June 6, 2022 Greg Thweatt

Boots to Business – Entrepreneurial Training for Veterans

Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by SBA as part of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP). B2B provides participants with an overview of business ownership and is open to transitioning service members (including National Guard and Reserve) and their spouses.

May 26, 2022 Greg Thweatt

Announcing employee departure and meeting templates

Hypercontext is an online business goals and meeting management application. They offer free templates for meeting management and a blog including suggestions on announcing an employee departure. This resource links to their “How to announce employee departures to your team” article. Use their “templates” link to view agenda suggestions on conducting meetings.

May 16, 2022 Greg Thweatt

T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined

T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined is an executive-level training series intended to give ambitious small business leaders a challenging opportunity to accelerate their growth through targeted training led by motivating leaders in small business development. T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined revolutionizes the rich history of executive-level training for small businesses poised for growth.

This training is not for start-ups or people who are thinking about starting a business. T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined advanced training series is open to small business owners and executives that:

Have annual revenues of at least $250,000
Have been in business for at least three years
Have at least one employee, other than self

The training is free through the SBA.

May 16, 2022 Greg Thweatt

Establish a Professional Domain, Website, & Email for Your Business

If you’re curious about bringing your existing business online, or you’re just starting a business and want to know where to begin, it all starts with a domain: your online address and home on the web. In this special Grow with Google workshop for International Small Business Week, they will discuss the benefits of owning a domain, helpful web terms to know, and how to get the most out of your domain with free or low-cost tools like email forwarding, search reports, and more. Plus, attendees will get a special offer for Google Domains.

The workshop will be available for viewing after the presentation date. June 28, 2022, 10 am – 11 pm PST

April 27, 2022 Greg Thweatt

Fire Hardening Grants – Business and Homes

The long-awaited Fire Hardening Grants are now available to those whose home or business was lost or damaged in the 2020 wildfires.

This is an opportunity to “Build Back Better”! You may be eligible to receive more than $6,000 in money (including reimbursement) for fire hardening of your home or business. With $5.7 million dollars available to residents of Jackson County and 155 applicants to date, millions of dollars of funding remain for those who are facing an expensive rebuild.

Here’s the link to apply: www.tinyurl.com/firehardeningapply

Here is the full list of fire-hardening improvements eligible for funding: www.tinyurl.com/grant-incentives

January 31, 2022 Greg Thweatt

Federal Tax Preparation Support for Businesses During the 2022 Filing Season

Join the IRS for a series of online meetings in February and March (divided by location/states) for small business organizations and owners. The meetings will include:
• Presentations from IRS leadership covering the top tax issues affecting small business owners regarding income, deductions, employment taxes and recordkeeping
• How to get ready for the 2022 filing season
• Tax scams targeting small businesses
• How the IRS is reorganizing to better serve small business taxpayers
• Listening session to hear concerns, feedback and suggestions from participants

December 10, 2021 Greg Thweatt

Veteran Small Business Guide

For Veteran entrepreneurs who are looking for help developing a business plan, grants, loans and training resources.

September 21, 2021 Greg Thweatt

Minority Business Development Agency

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is a US Federal organization to help minority business enterprises. Included are all people of color with initiatives for Global Women of Color Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Education for Former Incarcerated Persons. Assistance includes access to capital, contracts and markets (high growth industries, emerging markets and global supply chains).

August 30, 2021 Greg Thweatt

SBA Veteran-Owned Business Resources

The SBA offers support for veterans as they enter the world of business ownership including funding programs, training, and federal contracting opportunities. You can also contact the local SBDC for assistance (https://oregonsbdc.org/centers/southern-oregon-sbdc/ or https://sbdc.sou.edu/).

August 24, 2021 Greg Thweatt

SBA Lender Match Program

The SBA can assist with matching businesses and entrepreneurs with potential lenders.

August 23, 2021 Greg Thweatt

Reaching Customers Through Data Analytics

Whether you’re looking to drive traffic to your website or through your door, learn where your potential customers are with free Google tools — and reach them with advertising that fits your business and budget.

August 23, 2021 Greg Thweatt

Build Your Online Presence (Grow with Google)

Learn ways to strengthen your online presence with Goggle tools.

August 3, 2021 Greg Thweatt

OSHA Small Business Safety and Health Handbook

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a handbook summarizes the benefits of an effective safety and health program, provides self-inspection checklists for employers to identify workplace hazards, and reviews key workplace safety and health resources for small businesses.

January 11, 2021 Greg Thweatt

Ascent – SBA Resources for Women Entrepreneurs

Ascent is the SBA sponsored free learning platform for women entrepreneurs.

December 3, 2020 admin

SOCARES: New COVID-19 Impact Funding Grants

SOREDI will be making COVID-19 grants available to both Jackson and Josephine county employers impacted by COVID-19 through the new “Southern Oregon CARES” Business Grants.

November 30, 2020 admin

10 Steps to Start Your Business – SBA

A primer developed by the US Small Business Administration for those considering starting a new new business.

July 22, 2020 Marta Tarantsey

SOU SBDC Business Development Services

The Southern Oregon University Small Business Development Center provides business advising and education services to businesses throughout the Southern Oregon region. Services are for each stage of a business’s lifecycle from idea and start through succession to new ownership. Funded principally through the SBA, Business Oregon and SOU. View Resource

July 1, 2020 admin

Building a Safe & Strong Oregon

These toolkits were created to assist you in building social media campaigns for Oregonians about relevant health and safety measures currently in place the state.

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