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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Small Business Management Program (SBM) is accepting applications for a limited number of participants.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s May 3 IDEA Talk will feature the story of Greg Newman and his varied entrepreneurial ventures. While locally Newman is known as the owner of Desert Lake Technologies, a biotechnology company specializing in blue-green algae, his local endeavors represent only about ten percent of his business activity across the globe.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s Wednesday, March 1 IDEA Talk will feature the story of Zack Slizewski and his business endeavors with Bob Lazar at United Nuclear Scientific.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA’s first IDEA Talk of 2023 will offer the story of a third-generation family business - Howard’s Meat Company - featuring Jordan Howard, the current owner, sharing the company’s history and future outlook for Klamath Falls and beyond, on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Following several months of interviews with candidates from across the nation, Discover Klamath Visitor and Convention Bureau are pleased to announce the hiring of Darin Rutledge as the organization’s new Executive Director.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA announced Monday the season-opener for this year’s IDEA Talks, highlighting the journey of taking a business concept from Main Street to mainstream. Entrepreneur, business leader, and national outdoor industry advocate Mike Wallenfels will share his story and experiences at the Oregon Main Street Conference on Thursday, Oct. 6.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — In a surprising and rare judgment, both student-led teams competing for prize money in this year’s Klamath Community College Badger Venture contest were selected to advance to the state-level InventOR collegiate competition.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Two teams are vying for a cash prize and statewide contest entry in this year’s Badger Venture, an innovation and entrepreneurship competition for Klamath Community College (KCC) students and alumni that seeks business, service, and design ideas.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA announced today that it will launch the 2022 season of IDEA Talks on March 16 after a two-year hiatus. The event will feature a well-known entrepreneur, inventor, and author, Jeff Kirkham.
Read MoreThe Ford Family Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a new framework for supporting rural entrepreneurs called Growing Rural Oregon — GRO. Four Oregon cities will participate in GRO’s first cohort: John Day, Independence, Klamath Falls and Florence. Community leaders will work with a coach to build a local entrepreneurial ecosystem, follow an evaluation plan and collaborate as a learning community for a five-year period.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - After a canceled event in the spring of 2020, Oregon Tech's Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge is back and ready to serve the Klamath community. Over the past six years, student/alumni teams have competed for over $70,000 in prize money and services.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA announced today that it has launched the updated KlamathIDEA.org website, featuring SourceLink’s Resource Navigator.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath IDEA announced today that on March 18 it will launch an innovative new web platform that will connect the region’s growing entrepreneurial and small business community to expert service providers and resources. The site is powered by SourceLinkÒ, a nationally known platform supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems in over 100 communities nationwide.
Read MoreToday Business Oregon announced investments in ten rural community projects throughout Oregon under the Rural Opportunities Initiative. Including $70,000 for Klamath IDEA.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On the 11th of January, the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce presented 12 esteemed awards to 12 businesses, organizations, and individuals from around the Klamath Basin. Along with the awards show, nearly 250 guests enjoyed food, drink, live entertainment and a glittering casino night sponsored by US Bank.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The entrepreneurial stories of two Keno, Oregon, residents will be shared at the January 15 Klamath IDEA Talk at MC’s on Main, 5:30 to 8 p.m., in downtown Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The entrepreneurial story of Norm and Virginia Small, founders of Yummy’s Catering Cowboy Cuisine, will be told by Norm at the Oct. 16 IDEA Talk, 5:30 to 8 p.m., at MC’s on Main in downtown Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKlamath IDEA (Inspire Development, Energize Acceleration) will host its final IDEA Talk of the season on Wednesday, June 19, 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Sugarman’s Corner.
This month’s IDEA Talk will feature Allen Alley, managing member of The Alley Group and president of Obsidian Opportunity Funds.
Read MoreThe May Klamath IDEA Talk will feature Jessica Gomez, founder and CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc. in Medford, Ore. and two teams from Catalyze Klamath on Wednesday, May 22 at 5:30pm at MC’s on Main.
Read MoreThe Klamath IDEA (Inspire Development, Energize Acceleration) will host an IDEA Talk on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at MC’s on Main.
This month’s Big IDEA feature is Norm Kester, founder of the of the Central Point, Ore., ophthalmic coatings company Quantum Innovations.
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