How PCC Trains Mental Health First Aid in Portland, Oregon
Topics: Mental & Behavioral Health, institute for health professionals, mental health first aid
Meet Your Instructor: Neera Malhotra
Topics: Healthcare, Meet the IHP Team, Stories & News, Interpersonal Neurobiology
Client Success Story: Vesna Ader - The Ruff House
SBDC Client, Vesna Ader, dreamed of starting her own business. After several years of planning and many months confounded by a global pandemic, she was able to finally open her dream business in September 2021. The Ruff House is an indoor dog park where dog owners can enjoy a drink with both their two-legged and four-legged best friends! They also offer doggy daycare, boarding, training, and grooming. This is her story.
Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles
How to Become a Dental Assistant
Topics: Healthcare, institute for health professionals, dental assisting
How and Why the Brain Changes with Interpersonal Neurobiology
Topics: Mental & Behavioral Health, Interpersonal Neurobiology, institute for health professionals
Client Success Story: Robert Greenup Baka Umai
2019 graduate of the PCC SBDC Restaurant Builders program, Robert Greenup, has been obsessed with Ramen since he was a child. When he made a trip to Japan to visit family, he experienced delicious Mutekia Tonkotsu Ramen and spent the next year feverishly trying to replicate it. After that he decided to begin making his own noodles. One thing led to another and his restaurant Baka Umai (Japanese for "stupid delicious") was born. This is Robert's story.
Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles, Encore Entrepreneurship, Restaurants
Making a Difference at Work When You're Not a Manager
Topics: Professional Development, Management, Customized Training
Train the Trainers: Become Certified to Train Yoga Teachers
Yoga has grown to become one of the biggest sectors within sports clubs and other physical fitness services. In total, yoga is a more than $9 Billion industry. While this industry is incredibly influential, it's also a steady career for many yoga instructors, as well as a source of rewarding work that provides interpersonal connections and a feeling of making the world a better place for the people you teach.
Topics: Integrative Healthcare, institute for health professionals, Yoga
Client Success Story: Leo Ochoa & Dorsum Tech
Working as a wildland firefighter, SBDC client Leo Ochoa learned firsthand about back pain and how it hampered the work he did. That experience led him to design and manufacture spine-centric personal body support. In 2019 DorsumTech launched a Kickstarter campaign and receive its first orders. Manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge, but now all the parts are coming together and DosrumTech is finally able to ship off their first round of products. This is Leo's story.
Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles, Encore Entrepreneurship