[OMS_MANAGERS] Spring Oregon Main Street Workshop
Heart of Medford Association
heartofmedford at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 15:12:51 PDT 2011
Hi Sheri,
We're plugging along down here in Medford trying to shake things up. We are
certainly planning on having a representative attend this Workshop. Budget
seems to always be a challenge - is there any scholarship money available
for this as there was last year for the Gresham workshop that John and I
attended?
Thanks,
rjb
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Sheri Stuart <sheri.stuart at state.or.us>wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We are very excited about our spring Oregon Main Street Network Workshop
> (see attached flyer). We have two excellent speakers lined up to talk about
> economic development. The workshop will be Friday, April 22, 8 a.m. to noon,
> Harbortown Events Center, 325 2nd Street, Bandon, Oregon. This is a
> wonderful small, coastal community that I know you will really enjoy - in
> fact, they were listed as one of 2010 Budget Travel’s List of America’s Top
> 10 Coolest Small Towns. Thank you to our hosts, Greater Bandon by the Sea
> Association. The workshop is free to participants from Oregon Main Street
> communities. Additonal information on the workshop and hotel information is
> below. To register, please go to:
>
> *http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1449105313*<http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1175647393>
>
>
> *Workshop Information:*
>
> The first session is "Creating a Culture of Entrepreneurship" by Maury
> Forman, Senior Manager for Rural Initiatives with the Washington State
> Department of Commerce's Innovations and Policy Division. Entrepreneurship
> is considered to be the single biggest driver of job creation in both rural
> and urban communities, encouraging innovative capabilities of small
> enterprises and offering an economic diversification strategy. Communities
> that understand the role of economic development will have a better chance
> of success in growing their business ventures and creating an
> entrepreneurial environment . This session will show how to recognize
> economic development that will support entrepreneurs and small businesses.
>
> The second session, "It Takes A Village to Create a Successful Economic
> Structure in Our Downtown," is with Dennie Houle, Business Development
> Officer for Business Oregon. Downtowns are fertile grounds for growing jobs
> with much of the infrastructure already in place to support job creating
> businesses. there are many economic development groups, agencies, and
> organizations that have wealth creation as a main mission. So why is it so
> hard to bring in these partners when Main Street programs state to work on
> business development or economic restructuring projects? Bring your success
> and failure stories as we delve into the economic development world and
> examine tools of the trade. This will be interactive and will be based on
> the premise that we are the village and the techniques and solutions to
> keeping our downtowns thriving are already in the room!
>
> *Hotel Suggestions*:
>
> Bandon Inn
> 355 Highway 101
> Bandon 97411
> 541-347-4417
>
> Inn at Face Rock Resort (Best Western)
> 3225 Beach Loop Drive
> Bandon 97411
> 541-347-9441
>
> The first site is much closer to Old Town, overlooking Old Town with a view
> of the Boat Basin. The second is a bit more economical as a Best Western
> might be expected to be, is about 2-3 miles away from Old Town but has
> access to the Beach and has a 9 hole golf course next door.
> <http://ww.bandoncoastgo.com/?page_id=2>
>
>
>
> Sheri Stuart, Coordinator
> Oregon Main Street
> 725 Summer St., Suite C
> Salem, OR 97301
> 503.986.0679
> http://www.oregon4biz.com/Grow-Your-Business/Business-services/Main-Street/
>
>
>
>
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