This post is sponsored by Microsoft in honor of National Entrepreneurship Week February 20 to 24, 2017. On this episode, I cohost with Melanie Gass from Microsoft and our guest is Kedma Ough on who can be your entrepreneurship advisor.
One of the best free business advisors out there for entrepreneurs is the national network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC). They serve over 500,000 entrepreneurs a year and they are integrated into over 1,000 communities around the country to specially help owners scale their companies. They can help with general topics like business plans, marketing, technology, and access to capital. But just as importantly, they can assist in specialty areas such as franchising or youth entrepreneurship.
Kedma says that their job at the SBDC is to help entrepreneurs from the idea stage to getting out to the community and start making money!
Listen to this radio segment with Kedma Ough on the show #417 to find the resource that is right for your business.
Kedma Ough, leads innovation for the Oregon Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) and is the Director the SBDC at Mt Hood Community College (MHCC). Under this directive she manages four small business programs: The Inventor Resource Program, Cyber Security Program, Project Proto Youth Entrepreneurship Program, and the National FranFit Franchising Program. Prior to joining the SBDC, Kedma directed the Women’s Business Center in Oregon and in Arizona. Her past awards have included the SBA’s Women Champion of the Year, Small Business State Champion Award, and National Small Business Influencer Leadership. She calls herself an ‘educated hustler’. Kedma. is a proud fifth generation entrepreneur and her great-great grandfather peddled various products throughout Ireland.
Melanie Gass, Sr. Business Development Manager for Microsoft and the brainchild behind National Entrepreneurship Week. She helps shape Microsoft Community Connections (MCC) to deliver strong value to customers and influencers.
