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Alma Catering

"The SBDC has been an invaluable source of information, mentoring, taste testing, and enthusiastic support for me!  Everyone, from the staff to the advisors, are out to help you succeed. I tell anyone who has the courage to take the leap to owning their own business not to 'pass go' until they've visited the SBDC." —Robin Brown-Wood

Boutique Feed Store Capitalizes on Success in the Backyard

Owner, Bill Bezuk says, “The Lane SBDC provided people with business experience to hear my ideas.” and “They were particularly helpful in helping me review my business plan.”

Broadway Apothecary

"The Small Business Management Program has been the absolute best investment I have made in my business and myself since becoming a business owner." —Kate James

Century Lighting

“We recommend the class [SBM] to anyone who runs a business,” Suzanne says. The class “is so worth the time.” —Joe and Suzanne Cavanagh

Divine Cupcake

“The success of our business is a direct result of having been challenged by the great instructors at the SBDC.” —Emily Downing-Moore

Eugene Textile Center

“The individual advising time continues to be enormously helpful and the opportunity to network with other new business owners has been very valuable. —Susie Liles

Harlequin Beads and Jewelry

"The SBM Instructor helped to keep me focused on the positive things and to set goals for my future.”—Stacy Bierma

Local Editor Helps Authors Self-Publish with Style

“I know I wouldn’t be where I am now without the Small Business Management Program." —Patricia Marshal

Mama Rose's Naturals

“The LCC SBDC was a critical part of making my business what it is today. By utilizing classes, programs and private counseling sessions, I was able to receive incredible support, learn everything that I needed to know about owning a business and becoming successful.” —Rosetta Thuresson

Massage Therapist Benefits from Participation

“I probably could have used the SBDC curricula a long time ago.” Now in her second year of the program, Jennifer says, “I didn’t realize how helpful the program would be.”—Jennifer Olsen

Premium Efficiency

The Small Business Management Program "has helped us to be better managers," mainly by teaching the benefits of "being more proactive…and checking-in more often" with employees. —Zach Erdmann

Uncommon Opportunity Comes From Within

“I think about what I learned in the Small Business Management Program every day, the need for networking, keeping the costs down, working on the margins, that everything you do is marketing.” —Eva Promen, Owner of Uncommon Scents at the Meridian