Business Trainings

Upcoming Events

• August 4 (9:00 am – 11:00 am) – Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19 in High Intensity Workplaces, hosted by the Mid-Columbia Economic Resiliency Team and Regional Solutions
• August 4 (4:00 pm – 5:15 pm) – Keeping You and Your Employees Safe While Offering Tours and Services, hosted by Travel Oregon and Oregon’s professional tour operators, guides and outfitters.
• Columbia Gorge Community College Small Business Development Center – FREE online courses until the end of the fall term.

 

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Past Events

Reopening & PPE requirements for businesses

• Business Adaptation Training (Oregon reopening guidelines by sector)
• Oregon WorkShare training on reopening
• Workplace outbreaks and face covering training (recorded July 2020; link to resources mentioned in the training)
• How to appropriately use cloth masks (English, Spanish)
• Face Covering Requirements in Oregon (link, June 2020, Hood River County Chamber of Commerce –YouTube channel with other business resources)

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)

• Changes, Updates, Q&A on Small Business Administration Loans (link, April 2020, Hood River County Chamber of Commerce)
• Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act – Changes and Updates (link, June 2020, Hood River County Chamber of Commerce)
• PPP – Tracking, Forgiveness and Taxes on Demand (link, June 2020, Washington SBDC)

Business Development

• Managing Your Business Through Crisis (link, April 2020, Hood River County Chamber of Commerce)
• Leveraging Strategic Partnerships for Inclusion and Equity (link, July 2020, Travel Oregon)
• Destination Marketing and COVID-19: Planning for Oregon’s Tourism Recovery (link, July 2020, Travel Oregon)

Other Training Resources

• Small Business Development Center training (Oregon, Washington)
• SCORE:
  • • upcoming webinars
    • recorded webinars
    • library with free business templates, eguides, checklists, blogs, infographics, videos and other helpful resources
• Employer Resources and Economic Recovery and Resiliency webinars (Washington)
• Oregon Economic Development Association Info Sessions
• U.S. Small Business Administration free courses
• Outdoor Industry Association webinars
• Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership Weekly Webinar Series
• Impact Washington manufacturing resources