Community Public Offering Workshop, Dec. 3

Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center (Southwestern SBDC) in conjunction with Hatch Oregon is offering South Coast residents and businesses the opportunity to learn about the new Community Public Offering opportunities in Oregon. This workshop is sponsored by Knife River Materials. Business owners often seek additional funding for their business ventures. Some are successful in obtaining commercial loans while others find they need to be more creative in raising capital. Oregon added a new option to the mix of funding tools in January 2016. Community public offerings are a chance for Oregon businesses to raise funds from Oregon residents. This training is an opportunity to learn how to use this new funding tool to grow a business. Hatch Oregon, part of Hatch Innovation’s continuing commitment to filling Oregon’s capital gap for small and startup business, launches its second STATEWIDE TOUR of homegrown “Entrepreneur Rockstars”. The tour will visit Coos Bay on December 16, 2015. Hatch Innovation Executive Director Amy Pearl explains: “Early this year, every person who lives in Oregon got to add new letters to the end of their name – ‘investor.’ For the first time in Oregon’s history, all Oregonians have the choice to put their money in the people, places, and products they love – right here in Oregon. We’re now real stakeholders in our economy! This is the most transformative finance tool in the history of Oregon.” A fee of $10 per person will be charged. Seating is limited. Light snacks will be served. Preregistration at www.socc.edu/sbdc is required to insure seating availability and food. The workshop will be held in Coos Bay at Southwestern Oregon Community College, Hales Center for the Performing Arts, Room Lakeview E, 1988 Newmark Ave. from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Contact the Southwestern SBDC at 541-756-6866 or email Mary Loiselle at mloiselle@socc.edu for more information.