Your Team
Our team covers all aspects of business, from startup to succession. Our combined business experience ranges from graphic design, technology, marketing, business accounting and bookkeeping, retail, operational planning, business systems, finance and community networking.
Our team of advisers are local and have experience with business ownership, bringing you the expertise and resources you need to succeed.
- Since his paper route and lawn mowing business at the age of 12, Eric has always loved the idea of being a business owner. After graduating the Community College of Vermont with an Associate of Arts Degree, he went on to pursue a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Vermont and took a position with a small but growing brand at the time, Burton Snowboards.
- Kristy supports her local economy with a business called Genuine Wallowa County. She has an M.S. in Food Systems and Society from Marylhurst University and is the author of Get Your Pitchfork On:
- Cindee worked for 25 years as a comptroller in the automotive industry before starting her own business in 2014, which she currently owns and operates. Her experiences include marketing, accounting, creating systems as well as various leadership roles.
- Richard has two BA degrees and an MBA from Western Washington University. As a certified SBDC Adviser he has experience with the SBA and the banking community, business planning, Native American relations and community and economic development.
- Dan keeps coming back to his roots in Baker County. After receiving his BA and honors from Lewis & Clark College, multiple years abroad, and exploring careers ranging from the USFS, to culinary and hospitality work, to teaching, to design and multi-media, Dan returned to Baker City in 2016 to start Go Wild, an upscale backpacking tour company.
- How do your colleagues describe you? Nothing happens in the business community without Jeff knowing about it. He is the guy to go to when you have an idea for a new business or need help with your existing business. Why do you do what
- We all have certain fears associated with owning and operating a business. Having focus and understanding your business finances are critical. Lori helps her clients navigate the process of creating a business plan, with emphasis on maintaining the focus of why you started the business in the first place. She helps business owners "own" their financials by showing them a clear and easy understanding of the various numbers that reflect the pulse of their business.
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