South Coast Development Council

11/03/2026

**What could you build with the right skills, tools, and connections?**

Join Silicon Marsh | Hard-Tech Ecosystem Highlight at OCATEC!

🔎 Tour the collective and learn about its youth and adult programming.
🤝 Meet local entrepreneurs, makers, innovators, and community partners.
💡 Explore Oregon resources for physical-product development, manufacturing, and growing a consumer-product business.

We’ll share information about the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center and Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s Angel Oregon Consumer Packaged Goods program.

**Tuesday, November 17 | 6:00 PM**
📍 OCATEC, 64065 Seven Devils Road, Coos Bay

Have a friend developing a product or exploring a business idea? Invite them along!

11/03/2026

Thank you, Primal Investments, for renewing your Advocate membership with the South Coast Development Council! Your continued partnership helps us grow the South Coast economy together. 🎉

11/02/2026

📣 NEXT WEEK join the conversation!

Silicon Marsh | Ai Virtual Roundtable brings Oregon entrepreneurs together to share practical experience using AI in their products, services, and business operations.

You’ll help choose the topics, connect with peers through two rounds of virtual breakout discussions, and come back together to exchange insights and useful resources.

Come with one question you’d like to explore—or one lesson another founder could use.

Entrepreneurs in Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties and throughout Oregon are welcome.

📅 Monday, November 9 @ 6pm
💻 Online via Zoom
👉 Register and get joining details on the event page!

Know someone building with AI? Send this their way.

11/02/2026

Thank you, Edward Jones Financial Advisor - Pamela de Jong, for renewing your Advocate membership with the South Coast Development Council! Your continued partnership helps us grow the South Coast economy together. 🎉

10/30/2026

10/30/2026

Thank you, City of Gold Beach, for renewing your Advocate membership with the South Coast Development Council! Your continued partnership helps us grow the South Coast economy together. 🎉

10/30/2026

📅 Ready to grow your business? Save these Business Builders Workshop Series sessions to your calendar!

Join us during Wednesday Business Connection for practical topics to help you plan, adapt, and move your business forward.

🔹 November 4: Is Your Business Ready? — Build Your Roadmap for Growth, with Rosey Thomas, Executive Director of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
🔹 December 2: Small Business, Big Marketing — Marketing That Competes
🔹 January 6: Being Contract Ready — Prepare to Compete & Win
🔹 February 3: Are You Capital Ready? — Know Your Numbers, Access Funding
🔹 March 3: Can Your Business Adapt? — Build Resilience and Scale With Confidence
🔹 April 7: Workforce Strategies for Growth — Hire, Train, and Retain Employees
🔹 May 5: Succession Planning/Exit Strategies — Prepare for What Comes Next

⏰ 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
📍 Ko-Kwel Casino Resort
🍽️ Lunch: $15 for members | $20 for non-members

👏 Thank you to our Business Development & Support Committee and the partners helping bring this series to life:

• Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
• South Coast Development Council (SCDC)
• Southwestern Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB)
• CCD Business Development Corporation
• Business Oregon
• Cardinal Services
• South Coast Office Supply
• Star of Hope
• Premiere Property Group

We appreciate your time, expertise, and commitment to helping local businesses succeed! 🌱

10/29/2026

What’s your biggest AI question right now?

⚙️ Which workflows actually save time?
🚀 How do you turn an AI-powered idea into a product customers want?
🎨 How do you navigate copyright and respect creators’ work?
📣 What’s working for marketing and sales?
🛠️ Which tools and learning resources are worth exploring?
📰What's the latest news and headlines that inform near- and long-term strategies for early-stage startups?

Bring it to Silicon Marsh | Ai Virtual Roundtable. This online entrepreneur discussion group puts participants in charge of the topics—and your questions will help shape both the kickoff and future meetings.

For founders and entrepreneurs across Oregon, with a focus on rural Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties.

📅 Monday, November 9 at 6pm
💻 Online via Zoom
👉 Visit the event page for link!

10/29/2026

Thank you, Central Lincoln PUD, for renewing your Advocate membership with the South Coast Development Council! Your continued partnership helps us grow the South Coast economy together. 🎉

10/28/2026

Thank you, Waste Connections, for renewing your Advocate membership with the South Coast Development Council! Your continued partnership helps us grow the South Coast economy together. 🎉