Lane Small Business Development Center

10/19/2026

Happy Monday entrepreneurs!

10/16/2026

Happy Friday! 🫩

10/13/2026

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Briselda to the Lane SBDC team!

Briselda is joining us as a Spanish-speaking business advisor, expanding our capacity to serve Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs throughout Lane County and represent the SBDC at more community events.

In addition to her work with the SBDC, Briselda is an instructor of management at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business and the owner of PerMex Delights!, offering catering, cooking classes, and in-home private chef services.

With a passion for education and helping people reach their professional dreams, Briselda brings both firsthand entrepreneurial experience and a love of teaching to our advising team. We’re excited to have her with us and to continue expanding access to SBDC resources in our community!

¡Bienvenida, Briselda! 🎉

10/05/2026

One of the most sought-after franchise opportunities in the country is also one of the least understood.

So we’re bringing the people who actually know how it works to Eugene. 👀

On October 8, Collaborative Economic Development Oregon is hosting an in-person conversation with local Chick-fil-A Restaurants Owner-Operators and a member of Chick-fil-A’s corporate support team about what it really takes to pursue this opportunity.

🐔 Not the internet version.

✅ The actual expectations
✅ The leadership commitment
✅ The selection process
✅ The misconceptions
✅ And the realities of operating the business day to day

For our network, this is the part we think is especially interesting:

💡 Chick-fil-A isn’t simply looking for someone who wants to own a restaurant. It is looking for people prepared to lead teams, build culture, operate a business hands-on, and invest deeply in their communities.

That means the right person may already be in our network and may not have ever considered themselves a “restaurant person.”

Maybe they’re an executive. 💼
A nonprofit or community leader. 🤝
A seasoned manager. 📈
An entrepreneur. 🚀
A veteran. 🎖️

Or simply an exceptional people-leader wondering what their next chapter could look like.

If that sounds like you, come ask the questions yourself.

And if someone came to mind while you were reading this, send this their way. 👋

📅 October 8
📍 Farmers Market Pavilion | Eugene
🎟️ Learn more + register: https://buytickets.at/collaborativeedo/2390707

10/05/2026

📸 FREE PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS. 10 YEARS OF LPC. UNA NOCHE DE COMUNIDAD. 🎉

Okayyyy… this is NOT your average Wednesday night. 🔥

This Wednesday, Latino Professionals Connect is celebrating 10 YEARS of connection, opportunity, representation, and comunidad and you’re invited to celebrate con nosotros. ❤️

✨ PLUS: We’re offering FREE professional headshots! ✨

Yep. FREE. Come camera-ready, update that LinkedIn profile, refresh your professional bio, or finally get the headshot you’ve been meaning to take. 📸🙌🏽

📅 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Springfield Chamber of Commerce
🎟️ FREE to attend

For 10 years, LPC has created a space where Latino professionals can meet, connect, abrir puertas, share opportunities, and help one another grow.

So whether you’ve been part of LPC desde el principio or this will be your very first Networking Night esta es tu invitación.

Come for the headshot. 😉
Stay for the food.
Make a new connection.
Reconnect with your gente.
And help us celebrate TEN incredible years of LPC.🥳

💛 A very special GRACIAS to Lane Small Business Development Center (Lane SBDC), our event sponsor, for helping us bring this celebration to life and for continuing to invest in Latino professionals, entrepreneurs, and opportunity in our community.

10 años de comunidad. 10 años de conexiones. Y apenas estamos comenzando. 🚀

Tag your coworkers. Text your friends. Bring your business cards.

Nos vemos Wednesday! 🎉📸



Collaborative EDO, Oregon Community Foundation, Lane Workforce Partnership

10/02/2026

Who agrees? 😅

10/02/2026

Your Notes app is not a business partner. 👀

Neither are those 27 open browser tabs.

You’ve brainstormed. Googled. Talked yourself into it. Talked yourself out of it. Now try a conversation with someone who gets it.

☕ Startup Coffee Meetup is your invitation to get out of your own head and into the room!

Whether you’re building a business, exploring an idea, or working through a “what now?” moment, join fellow entrepreneurs for a morning of real conversations and fresh perspectives.

Bring your “Has anyone tried this?”
Your “I could use another perspective.”
Your “I think I might be onto something.”

You don’t have to have it all figured out to pull up a chair.

📅 Thursday, October 8
🕘 9–10 AM
📍 Lane Community College SBDC Downtown Campus

Close a few tabs. Open a few conversations.

LEARN MORE HERE>>> https://www.collaborativeedo.org/events/2026-10-08-startup-coffee-meetups



Lane Small Business Development Center, Lane Workforce Partnership, Cascades West Innovation Hub, University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business, Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network

09/30/2026