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Chemeketa SBDC director outlines programs to boost small businesses and reentry supports in Dallas
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Matt Geiger, director of Chemeketas Center for Business and Industry and Small Business Development Center, told the Dallas Economic Development Commission about local workshops, Latino microenterprise cohorts, a prison reentry pilot and plans to expand youth and credit-bearing training.
Matt Geiger, director of the Center for Business and Industry and of Chemeketa Colleges Small Business Development Center, told the Dallas Economic Development Commission on Oct. 1 that his office offers one-on-one advising, market research and targeted training across Polk, Marion and Yamhill counties.
Geiger said the college-hosted SBDC network includes 17 community-college hosts statewide and that Chemeketa has eight advisors in its footprint. He said advisers bring MBA-level or comparable real-world experience and that clients can access free market research and the Global Trade Center through partnerships with Portland Community College and Southern Oregon University.
Geiger highlighted several local programs: a four-part marketing miniseries launching in November; Ready, Set, Start intake sessions that guide unregistered entrepreneurs through business formation; a 10-month Small Business Management cohort (cost…
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