On October 9, Lane Community College’s Center for Meeting and Learning hosted the Springfield Chamber‘s 2018 Access Business Conference on the topic of “Embracing Technology.” The event was geared towards small and growing businesses who may either be already using technology but want to know more, or are unsure of… read more →
RAIN Eugene Funded to Begin Work on Southern Willamette Valley Food Business Development Center Business Oregon has awarded RAIN Eugene a $59,537 High Impact Opportunity Project Grant to begin designing the Southern Willamette Valley Food Business Development Center. The proposed center provides greater access to food testing, product design services,… read more →
Micah Elconin, food and beverage management consultant with RAIN Eugene, has a simple message for all Lane County food and beverage industry entrepreneurs. “The greater Eugene area is the perfect place to grow your company,” he says. And it doesn’t even matter what stage you’re at in the startup process.… read more →
Following a 16-week program for early-growth stage companies that offers intense training and mentoring, eight companies will pitch their businesses to an audience of 400 or more attendees from the community. Selected through a competitive application process, the individuals that formed the 6th class of the RAIN Eugene Accelerator program… read more →
How to begin. The idea of branding is nothing new but over the past eighteen years of working in the design and marketing world, I have realized we often forget to bring in the empathy part of the equation. Companies, large and small, will experience greater success when they take… read more →