Kim Allchurch-Flick began her work with the PCC Small Business Develop Center in January 2019. She is the cohort lead for the Encore & Solo Business Builders Program.
Meet Your Business Builders Instructor and Advisor: Kim Allchurch-Flick
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Solopreneurship, Encore Entrepreneurship, PCC Stories
Meet Your Advisor: Dr. Sean Harry
Dr. Sean Harry is a Senior Advisor and Instructor who has worked with the PCC Small Business Development Center since 2011. Each year he helps more than 150 small business owners turn their dreams into reality. Sean works with businesses at every stage of the small business growth curve, from start-up to mature businesses with more than $20m in sales.
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team
Instructor Spotlight: Terry Long
After spending 30 years in the banking and financial services industry, SBDC Advisor and Instructor Terry Long shares his expertise to help small business owners set up, understand and utilize their financial information to build a successful business. Here is his story. . .
Why do you teach & advise? I get great fulfillment when working with Small Business Owners in assisting them with their passion and dreams of taking on this exciting adventure in achieving a successful and profitable business.
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Stories & News, Starting a Business, Growing a Business, Finance, small business builders
Instructor Spotlight: David Kohl, Global Trade Liaison
Global Trade Liaison, David Kohl, enjoys working with a wide range of businesses to assist them in understanding the opportunities and challenges related to global trade. He feels gratified when facilitating an increased perspective that leads to business success both domestically AND internationally. Here is his story. . .
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Stories & News, Global Trade, International trade
Instructor Spotlight: Jackie Babicky Peterson
businessJackie Babicky Peterson is a strategic adviser to small businesses at Portland Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Her clients are interested in making a living doing what they love. Her most recent project is a book titled, "Age is Opportunity," and capitalizes on her energetic approach to equip SBDC clients with the ability to combine their small business ideas with decades of professional experience into a plan to become successful business owners later in life.
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Stories & News, Solopreneurship, Encore Entrepreneurship
Meet Your Instructor: Interior Design/Space Planning Expert
Sam F. Taylor, IV, A.S.I.D. is a guest instructor in Restaurant Business Builders in the session "Designing Your Restaurant and Kitchen," in which he will be sharing his expertise of over 35 years in designing and planning spaces in the hospitality industry.
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Starting a Business, Food, Restaurants
Meet your Instructor: Corey Schreiber
Corey Schreiber is a guest instructor in the new SBDC program - Restaurant Business Builders. He will be guest speaking in two sessions: "Your Concept & the Money to Do It" and "Stocking Your Restaurant." Corey's life-long experience in the restaurant industry brings a valuable level of expertise to the program.
Topics: Small Business, Meet the SBDC Team, Starting a Business, Food