Economic developers in Oregon are firmly committed to inclusive growth and technological innovation. The state’s Reimagine Oregon Economic Opportunity Investment Fund is designed to support neighborhood small businesses, especially women- and minority-owned businesses, through funding for incubator programs and training opportunities. Award grants range from $5,000 to $300,000, with anchor products ranging from $50,000 to $700,000 to small businesses and non-profit entities.
Oregon New Market Tax Credit (NMTC): Offers incentives in qualified low-income census tracts. Tax credit is 39 percent of the total qualified equity investment, disbursed over seven years. Maximum qualified investment per project of $8 million, resulting in a maximum tax credit of $3.12 million per project.
Business Oregon
www.oregon.gov/biz
Oregon’s Economic Development Districts
oedd.org
Prosper Portland
prosperportland.us
Strategic Economic Development Corporation
sedcor.com
Two Fortune 500 company HQs in the state.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
