Welcome to the Oregon Coast Small Business Development Center
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About Us
The Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College provides a number of services to the small business owners and would-be entrepreneurs of Lincoln County. If you’re in business on the Oregon Coast, we can help you thrive! That’s our simple mission: To create joy and wealth in Lincoln County by helping start, grow, and retain profitable businesses. Use the links on this page to register for free advising, or to peruse the list of upcoming SBDC classes and workshops.
Register for Free Business Advising
Our business advising services are:
- Effective – We have years of experience helping small businesses succeed
- Confidential – All our clients, their businesses, and related information are kept strictly confidential.
- Free – Our business advising services are provided free of charge to businesses and entrepreneurs
Register for Business Workshops
Check out our lineup of upcoming business workshops. Affordable (sometimes even free), powerful workshops tailored to support entrepreneurs right here in Lincoln County. Check back often for updates!
Small Business Management Program:
Tailored to Your Business
Restaurant • Retail • Traditional • Nonprofit
Join the coast’s leading cutting-edge business development workshop. Generally running from October through June, this nine-month program will deliver a series of expert presenters providing information and content you can put to work in your business immediately, plus monthly one-on-one business advising sessions.
Join the ‘Traditional SBM’ program for our classic, robust, and always-updated series. Or, choose from our different SBM iterations, catered to your business type:
- Traditional
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Non-Profit (New for 2024-2025)
It’s never too early to express interest in these upcoming SBM programs, which kick off in the Fall of 2025. Email the SBDC if you’d like to be notified when the SBM applications go live.
Youth Entrepreneurship Program (Y.E.P.)
Starts each January
Students — click the button below to register for advising – the first step in registering for the program!
The Year 2025 is the second year in which the SBDC has offered the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, where students learn how to start a business and have an opportunity to pitch their idea in a “Shark Tank” event, competing for cash and scholarships. Made possible with support from Georgia-Pacific, Northwest Oregon Works, the Lincoln County School District, and other partners, the Program offers participants the chance to learn business fundamentals, test the viability of their business ideas, and win cash prizes.
Contact the SBDC
Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City, OR 97367
541-994-4166
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Cooperative Agreement Number SBAHQ-19-B-0058. Programs and services are provided to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals. SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.