Small Business Development Center
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at COCC focuses on enhancing Central Oregon’s economic interests. Our mission is to deliver expert business advice and education to help existing and future business owners grow and succeed. Our experienced team provides free guidance and advising in all aspects of funding and developing small business, plus our advisers and instructors offer practical courses and workshops to help business owners make smart business decisions and prosper. While we cannot eliminate the risk of being an entrepreneur, we work to minimize it by helping clients write comprehensive business plans, conduct financial forecasts, strategize marketing tactics, apply for funding, and improve operations.
Featured Programs
Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program
The Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program provides training and funding support for home-based registered family providers or persons who are opening or expanding a certified commercial child care center.
Small Business Management Program
Boost your business’s success via this long-term, 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.
Veterans Benefits Program
A veterans benefit program at the COCC Small Business Development Center — the first of its kind in the state of Oregon — enables eligible vets and service members to enroll in educational programming using GI Bill® assistance.
Serving our Central Oregon Community
Through our work with SBDC clients in our region, we help create new jobs and improve the economic vitality of Oregon.
Here are our Center's economic impact numbers since 2010.
What Our Clients Say
CONTACT
Small Business Development Center
COCC - Cascades Hall
2600 NW College Way, Bend OR 97703
Phone: 541-383-7290
Email: sbdc@cocc.edu
Advising also available in Redmond, Madras and Prineville.
Funded in part by the Oregon Business Development Department and through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.