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Cash Flow Issues in Inflationary Times
By Marshall Doak, Director of the Southern Oregon University Small Business Development Center It has been said that the ramp-up in inflation costs is quick, but the subsequent reduction in costs are slow to be realized once the inflation monster has been contained. The effects of this on a business…
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Maintain Your Margins to Maintain Your Viability
In business vocabulary, the term ‘margin’ is a fairly important word to know, as it is connected with several concepts that speak to profitability. Understanding your margins and maintaining them in inflationary times is key to remaining in business. Understanding what ‘at the margin’ means is useful for informing your…
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Scaling a Business
What does it mean to Scale a business? If scaling a business is important, why isn’t this taught? This article starts out with two good questions that are asked thousands of times each day by business owners looking for answers to fundamental business issues regarding sustainability and growth. Absent answers,…
Read MoreSBDC – The Squeeze is On!
I probably should not use baseball or stock market analogies when describing current economic conditions for businesses, however they seem to fit right now. Once again, we are at the cusp of fundamental changes in the economic landscape with most pundits believing there is more opportunity to the downside than…
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ReWork Your Business
By Marshall Doak, Director, Southern Oregon University SBDC With the thought that emerging out of the COVID Pandemic business shutdowns we have a different economic environment and feel than when we went in, I have been reading an interesting book that offers alternate advice on how to move forward with a…
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Beginning with the End in Mind
It has been a number of years since I’ve read Steven Covey’s book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, but the title of Chapter Two I recall to mind oftentimes to help me think through what might be needed in a particular situation. Starting with a picture of what…
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Business Strategies for an Inflationary Environment
Now that the COVID Pandemic lockdowns and re-openings are in the past, we can start assessing the after-effects of the policies that were instituted as a reaction to the crisis. Whether or not all economists are in agreement regarding the causes, it appears there is agreement on the fact that…
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RCC welcomes Small Business Development Center to Redwood Campus
In spite of pandemic impacts, the Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center team helped 35 new businesses get started in 2020-21, and assisted regional small businesses in securing $88 million in capital and small business loans. Now, the services of the SBDC have an accessible, welcoming new home at…
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The Most Critical Element of Your Business to Focus on Today
Signs are finally trending towards an end point to the COVID Pandemic. Several countries have officially declared an end, and momentum has a way of building towards a common end result in most cases. We will see if that holds over the next few months to find if we are…
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A Quick Primer for How We Assist Businesses
By Marshall Doak, SOU SBDC Director To start a New Year in a recovering economy it seemed appropriate to remind our readers about the many services we offer through our Small Business Development Center. Please review this article for insights to how we may assist you in your business situation.…
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