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RCC Announces Transition in SBDC Role, Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Business Community

JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, ORE (April 3, 2026) – Rogue Community College (RCC) announced Wednesday an upcoming transition in its role within the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, effective July 1. The change follows more than four decades of service through RCC’s Small Business Development Center, which has supported entrepreneurs and small businesses across Southern Oregon for more than 42 years. RCC has long...

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GP Business Wins Oregon’s Family Business of the Year Award

RCC Small Business Development Center client nets top honor from nomination Josephine County – Selma native Kevin Gill and his wife, Helen, are set to receive a top honor from the United States Small Business Administration Portland District Office that serves 30 counties in Oregon and four counties in southwestern Washington. Winning the only 2023 Family-Owned Small Business of the Year award for Oregon, the...

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RCC SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FALL

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OR – Small business owners in Southern Oregon have an opportunity to receive training and mentorship offered through the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Rogue Community College (RCC). The first 20 applicants to the Small Business Management Program (SBM), with classes starting in the fall, will be considered for a scholarship that covers half of the tuition, a $300 value. This nationally...

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Small Business Development Center Grand Opening Slated

GRANTS PASS, OR – Celebrating their new community-serving location, theRogue Community College (RCC) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be hosting a grand opening, Wednesday, March 30, 4:00-5:30 p.m., on the Redwood Campus of RCC in Building B, Grants Pass. The public is invited to this free open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. President Cathy Kemper-Pelle will be a featured speaker, sharing the ribbon-cutting duties...

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SBDC moves to RCC Redwood Campus

GRANTS PASS — 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 RCC’s Redwood Campus. RCC’s dedication to supporting small businesses is elevated with...

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SBDC welcomes new director

GRANTS PASS — Rogue Community College announces Ruth Swain as new director of the RCC Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Swain, who recently served as interim director of the Mt. Hood Community College SBDC, brings nearly 30 years of success in managing and leading initiatives for business and community development. She succeeds Ron Goss who recently retired after more than a decade with the RCC SBDC.   Swain has extensive training...

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Ron Goss receives prestigious Cutler Award

Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center Director Ron Goss was announced this week as the recipient of the 2020 Cutler Award from the Oregon SBDC Network. The award is among the highest honors an SBDC director can receive for services to Oregon businesses and the Oregon SBDC network.  “I doubt that there are many businesses in Oregon that haven’t in some way benefited from...

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RCC SBDC earns kudos for focus on business, job creation

GRANTS PASS — Thanks to the accomplishments of the RCC Small Business Development Center, Rogue Community College is one of five community colleges across the nation this spring to be recognized as a College of Excellence by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). The award was presented at the American Association of Community Colleges annual conference April 15 in Orlando. The NACCE recognized...

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SBDC helps startup take flight

The RCC Small Business Development Center has helped grow many successful businesses. Here is just one example. Seth Benham was a senior in high school when he launched Novum Visuals (www.novumvisuals.com), a design and media company. Located in historic downtown Grants Pass, Novum Visuals produces marketing and advertising content for local companies and helps them to develop social media marketing campaigns. The media company also...

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Entrepreneurs Commercial Cookspace (ECC)

The Entrepreneurs Commercial Cookspace (ECC) is a fully equipped, modern and professional kitchen at RCC that provides future business owners like Gabby Taylor, owner of Organic Harvest, a place to develop and operate a successful business within the food industry. ECC strives to provide support for the community’s entrepreneurs by assisting individuals develop, launch and grow their food business. ECC understands the difficulties that are...