Small Business Management Program
Next Small Business Management Program starts September 2023
Boost your business’s success via this yearlong hands-on business-coaching program. Gain access to tools that give you an edge while enjoying a safe environment to try new things and share your successes and challenges.
What is the Small Business Management Program?
The Small Business Management program (SBM) is designed for growing businesses looking for long-term, hands-on business assistance. Take advantage of a comprehensive selection of practical seminar topics and one-on-one business advising customized to your needs.
- Receive monthly advising for your business
- Develop a plan for sound growth or expansion
- Discuss issues with a group of your peers
- Obtain a financial analysis of your business
- Understand your market and marketing plan
- Plan for greater profit
SBM is designed to guide you toward achieving your business goals through better organization, management, and operation of your business.
Who is Eligible?
There are a limited number of spaces open to select businesses and it requires an application for selection. Prerequisites: In business for one year, have one full-time employee beyond the owner, able to produce monthly finance statements (bookkeeping/accounting software), and commit to working on improving your business.
When?
September 2023
Where?
Bend COCC Campus
Cost?
$999
Information/Apply
For an application or more information, please contact the COCC Small Business Development Center at sbdc@cocc.edu or 541.383.7290.
Download SBM Application Now! (pdf)
View sample class topics.
Donate to the Lindsay Stevens Scholarship for Small Business Management
The SBM program gives small business owners the tools and skills needed to build a sustainable business. Hundreds of business owners have benefited from this program, adding economic vitality to the Central Oregon community. A scholarship was created to honor a beloved former SBM instructor, Lindsay Stevens; if you would like to contribute, please click on the blue button below!
*Minimum donation amount $5
"Lindsay Stevens devoted his professional life to inspiring, encouraging and challenging business owners to think differently and to be committed to their budgets, values and goals. He was the single reason some businesses in Central Oregon succeeded and grew. He loved his clients and was committed to the success and vision of their companies. Lindsay was also committed to the community where he donated so much of his time. He brought a new perspective to operational issues as a coach, cheerleader, mentor, advisor, and friend. He has left a legacy of conducting business correctly and making students' dreams a reality." Wendie Every, Every Idea Marketing
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