Restaurant Small Business Management

The Restaurant Small Business Management Program has been engineered from the ground up to deliver relevant, robust content specifically for restaurant operators in The Columbia Gorge, Lincoln County, and smaller Oregon communities. It features Oregon experts with deep roots in the restaurant industry. The nine powerful workshops — plus monthly one-on-one advising sessions — are all geared to make the participants’ operations as successful as possible, and to make their work more enjoyable and rewarding.

https://smallbusinessrestaurants.com/

We meet remotely via Zoom once a month for a three-hour class on Mondays, 9 am to noon, for nine months. This interactive format creates a classroom cohort of peers who encourage and learn from each other, as well as from our highly respected instructors, allowing a rich opportunity for Q&A and networking. The college will record each session allowing people to watch a class when they have a scheduling conflict.

Tuition is $900. Limited scholarships of $700 are available. Enroll now to reserve your spot.

For more information about available scholarships and program details, please contact:
Leslie Hildula
lhildula@cgcc.edu
503-939-8648

Speakers

November 18, 2024, SESSION 1: Branding & Marketing Your Restaurant
Instructor: Chef Tselani Richmond, SYSCO Consulting Chef
December 16, 2024, SESSION 2: Attracting & Managing Employees
Instructor: Chef Lisa Schroeder, Executive Chef & Owner, Mother’s Bistro & Bar
January 20, 2025, SESSION 3: Tracking Your Money
Instructor: Natalie Bronson, SBDC Advisor
February 17, 2025, SESSION 4: Essential Digital Marketing
Instructor: Jen McFarland, Jen McFarland Consulting
March 17, 2025, SESSION 5: Managing Your Money for Sustainable Profits
Instructor: Kurt Huffman, Managing Partner, ChefStable
April 21, 2025, SESSION 6: Revising Menus to Attract Customers (tourists & locals)
Instructor: Chef Cory Schreiber, Consulting Chef at Sysco
May 19, 2025, SESSION 7: Bar Management & Remarkable Customer Service
Instructor: Chef Ken Henson, Consultant, Exec. Chef, Pelican Brewery
June 16, 2025, SESSION 8: Financing, Managing Debt, and Exit Strategies
Instructor: Arnie Hendricks - Financial Management Resource
July 2025 SESSION 10: Graduation & Celebration TBD