Stop simply working in your business, and start working on your business!

Discover the 2026-2027 Small Business Management Program:

Monthly Monday morning workshops held October 12 through June 7, 2026 | Includes Business Advising Appointments Tailored to Your Schedule

Ready to sign up? Register Here

The Small Business Management program (SBM) is a unique combination of classroom learning, one-on-one guidance from a professional business instructional adviser, and networking with one goal: making you and your business more successful.

Over a nine-month period, you will learn about relevant management topics and meet regularly with your business adviser to help you to identify and prioritize outcomes and develop a plan to achieve them. You will benefit from classroom sessions by learning from seasoned professionals and your successful small business peers. You will learn how to take the material from the classroom and apply it directly to your business.

Classes are once a month, between October and June. For the 2026-27 year, the program will be held the first Monday of every month, from 9 a.m. to Noon. The course will be held live at Columbia Gorge Community College’s The Dalles Campus in The Dalles. The monthly, 1-hour one-on-one advising sessions are flexible around your busy schedule, with early morning, or evening sessions available. We will meet with you at the Columbia Gorge Community College location nearest you, or via Zoom or phone.

HELPING BUILD OREGON’S BEST BUSINESSES

Are you committed to succeeding as a small business owner?

• Do you have great ideas to make your business more successful, but not time to implement them?
• Want to manage your time and financial resources to achieve a great return on investment?
• Want to learn how social media platforms, mobile marketing tools, traditional media and more can contribute to your successful marketing strategy?
• Want to spend more time working on your business rather than in your business?

This course will answer all of the above and MORE!

Schedule:

• Oct 12, 2026, Financial Literacy, Tracy Bech
• Nov 9, 2026, Client Relations, Samantha Irwin
• Dec 14, 2026, Financial Management and Transition Planning, Arnie Hendricks
• Jan 11, 2027, Strategic Development, Michele Merhib
• Feb 8, 2027, Operational Management, Cara Turano
• March 8, 2027, Business Law, Brad Timmons
• April 12, 2027, Digital Marketing / Market Research, Shawn Livengood -
• May 10, 2027, Capital Access for Small Businesses, Lender’s Panel
• Jun 7, 2027, AI For Small Business, LearnAIR

Program Cost

The SBM costs $900. Thanks to numerous generous community partners, a limited number $700 scholarships will be available for attendees for this program!

That's just $200

The scholarship will be applied at registration while the funding lasts

For more scholarship details and information please reach out to

Gregory Price
gprice@cgcc.edu
541-506-6120