This Small Business Management (SBM) - Business fundamentals course is intended for new or existing business owners interested in increasing the skills and knowledge necessary for increased business effectiveness and profitability. In addition to course work, the class structure is designed to help participants build important business relationships with other business owners and your instructor. Participants also receive a one-on-one advising session each month that is focused primarily on active monthly course work and how that content may pertain to the participant's specific business operations.

This nine (9)-month program designed to help you:

• Scale your business to new heights.
• Increase your sales and lower Costs.
• Level up your skills with valuable and wide-ranging monthly workshops.
• Get advising tailored to your needs.
• Join local owners focused on growth and Supporting each other.

Class Schedule:

This course meets in-person on designated Mondays each month from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., October through June. (Individual sessions may be re-scheduled in advance due to holidays or other events.)  Classes are held in the Conference Room of Umpqua Business Center, 522 SE Washington Avenue, Roseburg.

Meet Your Lead Instructor:

Toni Clough is an entrepreneur, educator, and business coach who has built and sold three successful businesses - a medical billing company, a restaurant, and a small alpaca herd. Toni holds a master's degree in business. With over 15 years of teaching experience in business and entrepreneurship, she now helps students and clients turn ideas into thriving ventures. Passionate about lifelong learning, Toni combines real-world experience with a commitment to developing the leaders of tomorrow.