Southern Oregon Innovation Hub

10/12/2026

Tomorrow morning, in Medford!

SOIH and BBSI Southern Oregon are partnering to bring speaker Jenny Morin to Medford on Tuesday, October 13th for Get in the CEO Zone: The Secret to Unlocking Growth.

Jenny is an ICF-certified executive coach and certified time consultant who has worked with business owners on time and organization since founding Efficient Spaces Organizing & Time Services in 2008. She is also the author of Get Organized Quick. In this session, she introduces her 6-Step Success Path for turning a vision into action, and you'll work through how to:

- Define a long-range goal and the first few steps toward it
- Schedule dedicated time to work on your business
- Spot the obstacles that stall progress
- Move from a doer mindset to a leader mindset
- Prioritize the habits that support growth
- Stay motivated and accountable

📍 BBSI Southern Oregon, 2045 Cardinal Ave., Suite 100, Medford
🕙 9:30 to 11:30 AM, Tuesday, October 13th
Register here or through the link in our bio: https://www.bbsi.com/.../bbsi-southern-oregon-get-in-the...
Know a founder ready to make time for growth? Invite them to attend.

JM Coaching & Consulting

BBSI Southern Oregon event - Get in the CEO Zone: The Secret to Unlocking Your Business Growth. October 13, 2026.

10/12/2026

Are you a small business owner who's ready to hire? You won't want to miss this: Southern Oregon Innovation Hub is partnering with Narwhal Law & Business Strategy on a free Zoom session designed just for you.

Bringing someone on to work for your business comes with legal obligations, and those obligations depend on whether that person is an employee or an independent contractor. Making that call correctly at the start shapes everything that follows, from paperwork to payroll.

Michael Jonas, JD, MBA, is the Owner and Attorney at Narwhal Law & Business Strategy. He advises small businesses and nonprofits on contracts, risk management, and sustainable growth. In this session, he will cover the legal differences between employees and independent contractors and the tests used to determine which category a worker falls into.

He will walk through the compliance steps for hiring employees, best practices for working with contractors, and practical tools for onboarding correctly from day one.

Tuesday, October 13, 4:00 PM PDT
Free one-hour Zoom session

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hiring-with-confidence-employees-contractors-and-compliance-basics-tickets-1998254713640?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawU6QoRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5slrJ6kMHXpfOSF7l1DjbRshAVc8X-p6Ha9tEEqYyo4ZESYyozcurs1DOzNA_aem_i-SrAA_1ypm4UDdA4RPPxA

Learn the key differences between employees and contractors, what compliance looks like for each, and how to onboard correctly.

10/09/2026

Meet Kristina Heagh-Avritt — Instructor for The Prospect Entrepreneurial Series
Register here or at the Linktree in our bio! https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vq5t0pedKt

Kristina Heagh-Avritt is an educator, entrepreneur, and speaker with more than 30 years in teaching, mentoring, and family development. She's co-founder of Vibrant Family Education, co-host of the Bringing Education Home podcast, and has produced multiple virtual summits connecting entrepreneurs and experts. She's built her own business by turning her knowledge into workshops, programs, and partnerships, and she enjoys helping new entrepreneurs do the same.

Kristina is teaching three sessions in Prospect this fall, each paired with a class from fellow instructor Cindy Banks as part of a Saturday half-day:

From What You Know to What You Sell — October 24
Identify your existing skills and shape one into an offer people might pay for.

Your First Workshop: Turn Your Knowledge Into Income — November 7
Build a simple class around a skill others already ask you to teach them.

Get Seen: Simple Visibility for a Small Rural Business — December 5
Low-cost, practical ways to get your business in front of more people.

📅 Dates: October 24, November 7, December 5
🕐 Half-day runs: 1:00 to 5:00 PM (two 2-hour classes, back to back)
📍 Location: Prospect Community Center, 305 Red Blanket Road, Prospect, OR 97536
🎟️ Cost: Free

10/08/2026

Meet Cindy Banks — Instructor for The Prospect Entrepreneurial Series
Register here or at the Linktree in our bio! https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vq5t0pedKt

Cindy Banks is a sales and marketing strategist with more than 30 years in marketing, business development, branding, websites, and technology, including leadership roles at cybersecurity company Tripwire. She specializes in making complicated subjects practical for people who don't live and breathe business or tech.

She's also a home baker who won the bread division at the Oregon State Fair in 2022 and has taken her own food product through a grocery-store market test.

Cindy is teaching three sessions in Prospect this fall, each paired with a class from fellow instructor Kristina Heagh-Avritt as part of a Saturday half-day:

Oregon Cottage Food Laws — October 24
What qualifies, what the rules require, and when you need a license or commercial kitchen.

AI for Small and Micro Business — November 7
What AI is and isn't, and how to put it to work on everyday business tasks.

Websites 101 — December 5
How to get a business website built, whether you do it yourself or hire it out.

📅 Dates: October 24, November 7, December 5
🕐 Half-day runs: 1:00 to 5:00 PM (two 2-hour classes, back to back)
📍 Location: Prospect Community Center, 305 Red Blanket Road, Prospect, OR 97536
🎟️ Cost: Free

10/08/2026

Southern Oregon Innovation Hub is partnering with Narwhal Law & Business Strategy on a free Zoom session for business owners who are ready to hire.

Bringing someone on to work for your business comes with legal obligations, and those obligations depend on whether that person is an employee or an independent contractor. Making that call correctly at the start shapes everything that follows, from paperwork to payroll.

Michael Jonas, JD, MBA, is the Owner and Attorney at Narwhal Law & Business Strategy. He advises small businesses and nonprofits on contracts, risk management, and sustainable growth. In this session, he will cover the legal differences between employees and independent contractors and the tests used to determine which category a worker falls into. He will walk through the compliance steps for hiring employees, best practices for working with contractors, and practical tools for onboarding correctly from day one.

Tuesday, October 13, 4:00 PM PDT
Free one-hour Zoom session

Register on Eventbrite:

Learn the key differences between employees and contractors, what compliance looks like for each, and how to onboard correctly.

10/08/2026

Southern Oregon Innovation Hub is working to expand free entrepreneur workshops into more rural communities! Starting this month, we're bringing three half-day sessions to the Prospect Community Center, each pairing two classes back to back for people turning what they know into income, visibility, and a working business.

Register here or through the Linktree in our bio: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vq5t0pedKt

Saturday, October 24, 1:00 to 5:00 PM
• Oregon Cottage Food Laws — how to legally make and sell food from your home kitchen
• From What You Know to What You Sell — turn your existing knowledge or hobby into something you can offer for income

Saturday, November 7, 1:00 to 5:00 PM
• AI for Small and Micro Business — put AI tools to work on everyday business tasks, no technical background needed
• Your First Workshop: Turn Your Knowledge Into Income — build a simple class around a skill people already ask you about

Saturday, December 5, 1:00 to 5:00 PM
• Websites 101 — what it actually takes to get a business website built, DIY or professional
• Get Seen: Simple Visibility for a Small Rural Business — practical, low-cost ways to get your business in front of more people

All six classes are free and open to the public.

10/07/2026

SOIH and BBSI Southern Oregon are partnering to bring speaker Jenny Morin to Medford on Tuesday, October 13th for Get in the CEO Zone: The Secret to Unlocking Growth.

Jenny is an ICF-certified executive coach and certified time consultant who has worked with business owners on time and organization since founding Efficient Spaces Organizing & Time Services in 2008. She is also the author of Get Organized Quick. In this session, she introduces her 6-Step Success Path for turning a vision into action, and you'll work through how to:

- Define a long-range goal and the first few steps toward it
- Schedule dedicated time to work on your business
- Spot the obstacles that stall progress
- Move from a doer mindset to a leader mindset
- Prioritize the habits that support growth
- Stay motivated and accountable

📍 BBSI Southern Oregon, 2045 Cardinal Ave., Suite 100, Medford
🕙 9:30 to 11:30 AM, Tuesday, October 13th

Register here or through the link in our bio: https://www.bbsi.com/events/bbsi-southern-oregon-get-in-the-ceo-zone-the-secret-to-unlocking-growth

Know a founder ready to make time for growth? Invite them to attend.

JM Coaching & Consulting

BBSI Southern Oregon event - Get in the CEO Zone: The Secret to Unlocking Your Business Growth. October 13, 2026.

10/07/2026

The AGA Business Network Meetup series continues Thursday, October 15, at Red Lily Vineyards in Jacksonville, with an evening for local business owners to connect and learn together.

The program opens with networking, followed by a presentation and group discussion led by Donna Hutchings, a Fractional CFO who works exclusively with owner-operated businesses and the founder of Vintner CFO. Her topic is a situation many owners recognize: revenue is up, the books look fine, and the bank account still feels tighter than it should. That situation is a cash gap, and almost every owner-operated business has one.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how cash moves through a business and two simple habits to start using right away.

Thursday, October 15, 5 to 7 PM
Red Lily Vineyards, 11777 OR-238, Jacksonville
In person or online

The Business Network Meetup series is hosted by A Greater Applegate in partnership with Jackson County Library Services and the Southern Oregon Innovation Hub.

The next meetup is October 29, a peer roundtable at Valley View Winery.

Reserve a spot at https://jcls.libcal.com/event/17010127

10/05/2026

SOIH Entrepreneur in Residence Hours, Now Tuesdays and Thursdays

SOIH offers one-on-one consulting for Southern Oregon entrepreneurs through our Entrepreneur in Residence program. Sessions are free and drop-in; no appointment is needed.

Founders use this time to work through brand and positioning, websites, marketing plans, and how customers find them and move from first look to first purchase.

Our Entrepreneur in Residence is LJ Norman, founder of Norman Design Company in Grants Pass. LJ has a master's in UX design and a deep grounding in design theory, which means he looks at how your brand, website, marketing, and tools fit together as one system. His work spans brand strategy, websites and apps, SEO, email marketing, and analytics.

Drop by any Tuesday or Thursday afternoon!

📅 Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
🕐 Time: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
📍 Location: The Launchpad, 218 SW G Street, Grants Pass
🚪 Format: Free, drop-in, no appointment needed

10/05/2026

This workshop has been postponed to a later date. Interested in finding out more about this topic and date options? Direct message us for details.

Plenty of Southern Oregon's most innovative businesses didn't start in a storefront. They started at a kitchen table or in a spare room, built by owners who found a way to get to work without waiting for a traditional office setup. If you're that kind of builder, this workshop is for you.

A Professional Organizer and founder of Efficient Spaces Organizing & Time Services since 2008, Jenny Morin is also the author of Get Organized Quick and an ICF-certified executive coach.

On Tuesday, October 6th at 10:00AM, she's bringing that experience to the Launchpad in Grants Pass for a hands-on workshop on building a home office and workday that actually support your business. Expect practical strategies for setting up a workspace without a traditional office, simple systems for managing paperwork and information, and hands-on tools for handling interruptions without losing your flow.

📍 The Launchpad, 218 SW G Street, Grants Pass
🕙 10:00–11:30AM, Tuesday, October 6th

Register here! https://forms.cloud.microsoft/?redirecturl=https%3a%2f%2fforms.cloud.microsoft%2fpages%2fdesignpagev2.aspx%3fanalysis%3dfalse%26origin%3dEmailNotification%26subpage%3ddesign%26id%3dfyTu9Xrvp0SMWK90kiGraDZFJcyu7ORKhUsiINZSt45UNkxEV1VCSFMxVkZVUzdITzk2M0RGR1lVTS4u%26fbclid%3dIwY2xjawUNIfhwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUtSMjJycThKR09Pa2J1bDdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8Za5qsmtDHXX07VFm5Idyf3bQu6Immv4KReuxq5-MOwDNewKM5UbBVEKqUo_aem_5Yr6_B0TdCN43lqw0Ay2dQ&auth_pvr=OrgId