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DUTCH BROS INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS - PAGE 6

DECEMBER 2021 RICHARD J. BAILEY, JR., NAMED PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY - PAGE 26

6 LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - PAGE 22

How to Start a Small Business at Home Page 10

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A Few Words from Jim

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I’m Excited for 2022 I know, I know, it’s the end of the year and I should be re ecting on what happened in 2021, but I have been working on a couple of exciting projects for the journal that will launch in 2022 and I can’t wait for you to see them. But since it is December, let us use Google Analytics to nd out how we did from January 1 to December 1, 2021. We have over 21,000 readers. This is up from 11,000 last year. That’s exciting and scary. I appreciate you all very much. Nearly 24% of you are 18-24 while 23% are 25-34 and 16% are 35-44 and 14% are 54-54 with the rest of you older than I am. I’m working hard to educate, encourage and inspire the future entrepreneurs in Oregon. Over 55% of you are female which I feel great about. It’s been a key focus of mine. Here is something fascinating, 55% of you are in Oregon when reading the journal with California and Washington making up a majority of the rest. This is important because there are businesses I want to talk about in Northern California but always felt that since we are the Southern Oregon Business Journal it wouldn’t make sense. Now that I have this knowledge you can expect more stories about businesses across borders. The ones of you in Oregon are pretty evenly spread around Medford, Portland, Eugene, Ashland, Bend and Salem. I need to work hard at nding readers all over Southern Oregon. I’m surprised by the Portland readers. 59% of you use Chrome and 51% of you are reading this on your mobile device with 45% of you on desktop and the balance on tablets. The most read articles in 2021 : •

50 reasons why some businesses fail while others succeed

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Factors for success in cooperative operations

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Amazon expands in Oregon

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Fire Victim Housing : A progress report

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5th Street Public Market Expansion

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The Southern Oregon Business Journal is a one man show. I source the content, layout the journal, post the articles on the site and do all the marketing, billing and dancing in this company. This is my side, side hustle. But I don’t do it alone. Great writers contribute content, sponsors pay for ads that help me offset costs and readers read and comment and keep me focused on what is important. I appreciate you all. And like I said at the beginning of this story, I’m excited for 2022. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Jim Jim@SouthernOregonBusiness.com

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DECEMBER 2021 - TABLE OF CONTENTS HOUSING - SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SIZE CONTINUES TO TREND HIGHER 5 OREGON PUBLIC COMPANIES - DUTCH BROS INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS 6 AWS ANNOUNCES AWS AMPLIFY STUDIO - ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO CREATE WEB APPLICATION USER INTERFACES (UIS) WITH MINIMAL CODING 8

RICHARD J. BAILEY, JR., NAMED PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY 26

HOW TO START A SMALL BUSINESS AT HOME 10-17 SBDC - INNOVATION: WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? 18 WAGES - INFLATION-ADJUSTED WAGES ROSE IN ALL OREGON COUNTIES SINCE 2010 20 6 LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT 22

SOU, KLAMATH TRIBES SIGN MEMORANDUM 30 JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY LABOR MARKET INFORMATION 32 COOS AND CURRY COUNTY LABOR MARKET INFORMATION 32 SPONSORS 35 SOUTHERNOREGONBUSINESS.COM 36

RUM DISTILLERY FOR SALE 29

RESET FOR 2022 - PAGE 31

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HOUSING By AmeriTitle Blog Post https://www.amerititle.com/2021/11/construction-builds-bigger-single-familyhomes/

An expected impact of the virus crisis is a need for more residential space, as people use homes for more purposes including work. Recent data con rms this impact on the market continues to occur. According to third quarter 2021 data from the Census Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design and NAHB analysis, median single-family square oor area increased to 2,337 square feet. Average (mean)

Single-Family Home Size Continues to Trend Higher

square footage for new single-family homes increased to 2,541. Since Great Recession lows (and on a one-year moving average basis), the average size of new single-family homes is now 6.2% higher at 2,518 square feet, while the median size is 9.3% higher at 2,296 square feet. Home size rose from 2009 to 2015 as entry-level new construction was

constrained. Home size declined between 2016 and 2020 as more starter homes were developed. Going forward we expect home size to increase again, given a shift in consumer preferences for more space due to the increased use and roles of homes (for work, for study) in the post-Covid-19 environment. http://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/ quarterly_starts_completions.pdf

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By News Release https://investors.dutchbros.com/news/news-details/2021/Dutch-Bros-Inc.Reports-Third-Quarter-2021-Financial-Results/default.aspx

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS), one of the fastest-growing brands in the food service and restaurant industry in the United States by location count, today reported nancial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. We also provided our fourth quarter 2021 nancial outlook and our preliminary outlook for 2022 new shop openings.

Joth Ricci, Chief Executive Of cer and President of Dutch Bros Inc., stated, “We are very pleased with the strength of our third quarter and year-to-date results which are exceeding the optimistic set of expectations we established going into 2021. While we are excited to have recently begun our journey as a public company, we are already focused on a clear set of growth-minded objectives that make Dutch Bros a national brand.

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OREGON PUBLIC COMPANIES

Dutch Bros Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

This includes expanding what is already a strong pipeline of homegrown regional operators and combining that with a disciplined, people-led growth strategy that creates the potential for at least 4,000 shops nationwide. As we open new stores in both existing and new markets, we will provide our customers with unique drive-thru experiences based upon Speed, Quality and Service while solidifying our strong commitment to communities.”

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Total revenues grew 49.8% to $129.8 million as compared to the same period last year.

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Company-operated shops revenues increased 62.9% to $108.7 million as compared to $66.7 million in the same period last year.

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System same shop sales grew 7.3% in the third quarter and 10.7% on a two-year basis. Company-operated same shop sales grew 4.7% in the third quarter and 10.1% on a twoyear basis.

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Company-operated shop gross pro t grew 18.0% to $22.8 million as compared to $19.3 million in the same period last year. Companyoperated contribution1, excluding pre-opening and COVID costs grew

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Surpassed 500 operating shops with our Hutto, Texas opening (Northeast of Austin).

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Opened 33 new shops, of which 30 were company-operated

23.8% to $27.1 million as compared to $21.9 million in the same period last year. •

Net income (loss) was $(117.1) million, or $(0.15) per diluted share as compared to $6.7 million in the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2021, we recognized $124.8 million of non-cash equitybased compensation related to our initial public offering.

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Adjusted net income was $11.0 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, as compared to $16.2 million in the same period last year.

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Adjusted EBITDA decreased 2.6% to $20.6 million as compared to $21.2 million in the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to abnormally low systemwide discounts last year during the initial COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Initial Public Offering

Outlook

On September 17, 2021, we successfully closed our initial public offering ("IPO") of 24,210,526 shares of Class A common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase 3,157,894 additional shares, at a price to the public of $23.00 per share. Proceeds from the IPO were approximately $556.8 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.

For the fourth quarter, we are providing the following outlook:

Our Class A common stock began trading on The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “BROS” on September 15, 2021.

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Total system shop openings are expected to be at least 30.

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Total revenue is projected to be in the range of $125.0 million $128.0 million.

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Same shop sales are estimated in the mid single-digits.

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Adjusted EBITDA2 is projected to be in the range of $12.5 million - $13.5 million.

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For the year 2022, we are providing the following preliminary outlook for new shop openings:

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Total system shop openings are expected to be at least 112.

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AWS Announces AWS Amplify Studio

By Press Release https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211202005810/en/AWSAnnounces-AWS-Amplify-Studio

12/2/2021 - Today, at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced AWS Amplify Studio, a new visual development environment that allows developers to create web application user interfaces (UIs) with minimal coding, while still empowering them to fully customize their applications’ design and behavior using familiar programming languages (e.g. JavaScript and TypeScript). Today, customers like Neiman Marcus, Orangetheory Fitness, and Credit Genie use AWS Amplify to more easily build and deploy the AWS services (e.g. database, compute, storage, etc.) that power their web and mobile applications. AWS Amplify Studio extends the bene ts of AWS Amplify to provide a uni ed point-and-click interface for creating application UIs and provisioning the AWS services that power the application, so customers have an end-to-end tool for building web applications on AWS in days instead of weeks. With AWS Amplify Studio, developers can now create a UI using a library of prebuilt components (e.g. buttons, newsfeeds, user registration forms, etc.), collaborate with user experience (UX) designers, and connect their UI to AWS services through a visual interface without writing any code. After a developer nalizes their UI using AWS Amplify Studio, the UI is converted into JavaScript or TypeScript code, which saves developers from writing thousands of lines of code and allows them to fully customize parts of their web application design and behavior. There are no upfront fees or commitments to use AWS Amplify Studio, and customers only pay for the AWS services used to run the application’s backend. To learn more about AWS Amplify Studio, visit aws.amazon.com/amplify/studio. “We chose to build our supply chain management application with AWS Amplify because it eliminates the complexities of DevOps in the cloud, allows us to reduce our deployment cycle from every two weeks to every

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CLOUD NEWS

allows developers to create web application user interfaces (UIs) with minimal coding

two days, and more easily adopt new technologies like serverless” Most web applications that run in the cloud are broadly comprised of three parts—the UI that is familiar to users, business logic that de nes how the web application works, and the backend cloud services that power a range of essential functions (e.g. user authentication, databases, object storage, etc.). Today, developers typically choose one of two paths for building a modern web application. They can write the application code themselves, which gives them precise control over the web application’s design and behavior but can require months of time and effort to build, including provisioning the backend services, writing the business logic, and collaborating with UX designers on the UI. Alternatively, developers can use a low-code tool to quickly build an application, but these tools are less customizable and extensible, because developers cannot write their own custom application code or must use proprietary frameworks and programming languages that are more restrictive than common programming languages like JavaScript and TypeScript. What developers want instead is a solution that combines the precision of writing the code themselves with the speed of a low-code tool, so they can deliver innovative, new capabilities to their customers faster. AWS Amplify Studio allows developers to quickly build a web application on AWS with minimal coding, while still empowering them to fully customize their application’s design and behavior using familiar programming languages. To get started, developers use AWS Amplify Studio’s simple point-and-click visual interface to create their backend, and AWS Amplify automatically provisions the AWS services (e.g. Amazon Cognito for authentication, Amazon DynamoDB for a database, Amazon S3 for storage, etc.). Once those services are provisioned, developers use AWS Amplify Studio to create their web application UI. With AWS Amplify Studio,

developers can build their UI using a library of prebuilt UI components, incorporate data or capabilities from AWS services into their UI, and collaborate with UX designers through an integration with Figma (a popular tool used to design and prototype UIs)—all without writing any code. Once the UI is complete, AWS Amplify Studio automatically translates it into either JavaScript or TypeScript code, so developers have the exibility to completely customize their application’s design or behavior to deliver the best end-user experience. By using AWS Amplify Studio to create a complete UI, developers avoid writing thousands of lines of code while still retaining the option to fully customize the application’s design and behavior using familiar programming languages. “Developers love using AWS Amplify because it makes it easier to build a scalable web application backend powered by AWS, and they often tell us that they wish that we could extend that same fast, exible development experience to the UI creation process,” said Kurt Kufeld, VP of AWS Platform at AWS. “AWS Amplify Studio is a game changer for developers because it allows them to rapidly iterate on their UI using prebuilt components and then fully customize the UI with familiar programming languages to meet their exact needs. From setting up a robust backend powered by AWS to creating a dynamic UI, AWS Amplify now provides an intuitive, endto-end work ow to build web applications in days instead of weeks, so developers can deliver new innovations to end users faster.” AWS Amplify Studio is available in preview today in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Asia Paci c (Mumbai), Asia Paci c (Seoul), Asia Paci c (Singapore), Asia Paci c (Sydney), Asia Paci c (Tokyo), Canada (Central), EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), EU (London), EU (Paris), EU (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), and South America (São Paulo), with availability in additional AWS Regions coming soon.

Better Together People’s Bank of Commerce and Willamette Community Bank are pleased to partner together in a merger and continue to deliver exceptional community banking services across Oregon, as well as deliver long-term value to our community. Now that we are one organization, our customers can bank at any of our nine locations in Southern Oregon and the Willamette Valley.

WILLAMETTE COMMUNITY BANK LOCATIONS

PEOPLE’S BANK LOCATIONS Medford Branches

Klamath Falls Branch

Albany Branch

1528 Biddle Road Medford, OR 97504 541-776-5350

210 Timbermill Drive Klamath Falls, OR 97601 541-273-2717

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Grants Pass Branch

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509 SE 7th Street Grants Pass, OR 97526 541-955-8005

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Central Point Branch

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STARTUP By Isabella Caprario Marketing Team Lead at porch.com

Some of today’s most prominent businesses were started at home, and many of today’s successful business owners are content to operate their businesses from their home of ce, garage, or on-site warehouse. A small business may be de ned as a “privately owned corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship with fewer employees and less annual revenue than a corporation or regularsized business.” Therefore, a small home

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How to Start a Small Business at Home

business can be de ned as such; only its operation occurs at the proprietor’s residence or in the residential setting of one of the employees. Many people decide to start a small home business or side hustle, to earn extra income or simply to go into business for themselves. Many small businesses are run from homes today, ranging from nancial consulting and baking to salon services and tutoring. Whether you’re interested in selling

products or providing services from your home, the following information will help you get started and probably answer some questions you might have and know some pros and cons. Of course, if you have little ones at home, starting a business alongside them can be a challenge – but not impossible! Parenting while working from home can actually be enjoyable, while also setting a positive example for your children to learn from.

If you’re thinking about launching a home business, you’ll want to explore the many enjoyable advantages and bene ts. In fact, many of these bene ts persuade people to start a home business in the rst place. Time with Family Many people prefer to work from home so that they can be around for the family. Small business owners can be on-site to keep an eye on older relatives who may need occasional assistance. They can be at home when children are let out of school, and they can enjoy exible hours to quickly leave home

and attend kids’ events like after-school track meets or basketball games. Even if you are a “pet parent,” staying at home jobs or starting your own business will be ideal for taking care and sharing more time with the people you love or your furry loved ones. Zero Commute Time The average American spends an hour per day commuting to and from work. That adds up to 20 hours per week. Many people spend even more time commuting, enduring the stress of heavy traf c, inclement weather, and crowded busses or trains. There is also the substantial cost associated with work commutes. Being at home will

reduce these extra costs since you will be able to cook and eat at home, avoid traf c, lower your gas budget or any other transportation budget. This would be the perfect time to start eating clean and having a healthy diet, adding more activities that will keep you productive such as meditating instead of being stuck in traf c. Save on Commercial Rent When you run your business from home, you can save the cost of rent. If you operate your business in a commercial space, you’d be required to pay rent as well as utilities and insurance. You can avoid this type of overhead by operating your business

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Bene ts and Advantages of a Home-Based Business

online from your home. You can reinvest the money you save on commercial rent back into your business in some other form, such as digital marketing. Multitask between Your Professional and Personal Lives While it may take some practice to juggle tasks associated with your business and personal life skillfully, you can undoubtedly multitask when running a home business. You can break from your work to throw in a load of laundry or prep for dinner on your lunch break. You can create a daily

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dynamic schedule that includes tasks related to your business and household needs. Moreover, you may easily t a wide range of tasks into your day without the commute time, such as exercising. Be More Productive Because your business belongs to you, you’re likely to feel a tremendous investment in its success. So, you’re apt to work hard and be highly productive. Moreover, there won’t be any other employees (unless you decide to hire them) or a boss around to distract you from your tasks. Consequently, you can

more easily stick to your workday plans. When you run your own business, you can set your own goals in terms of productivity and develop the strategies to achieve them that work best for you. You de nitely are able to become your own boss! A great way to get started would be creating a schedule you know you will follow every day. It must have realistic metrics so you can stay motivated throughout this new journey. While making your schedule, you might want to add some household activities that might take around 15 minutes to complete or maybe just take an outdoor walk or read that book you have purchased and

Getting Started Starting a business is an exciting prospect, but there are a lot of details to address. By staying organized and tackling all necessary tasks, you can set your business model up for a successful launch. De ne Your Business Take time to de ne your business clearly. Will you sell products, services, or both? Although you may already have a good idea of what you want to do, you’ll want to think in terms of speci cs once you’re serious about starting a small home business. Take time to brainstorm through some ideas and make a list of the possibilities you’re most interested in pursuing. Once you have a shortlist, you can research your options and take a look at the marketplace to determine if there’s a need for your offerings. Take into consideration also what are you good at, baking, cooking, singing, tutoring, numbers, dropshipping etc. this will help you to keep motivated and have a business project that you will enjoy and won’t see it like a boring work task that you just have to perform. Brainstorm Your Business Name Take time to choose a business name carefully. You’ll want to choose a name that’s easy for customers to spell and remember. It makes sense to select

a web-friendly name in this digital age and nothing too similar to your competitors’ names. While there are business name-generating apps available that you can try, you might also want to make a list of possible names for your business and run them past family and friends to get their thoughts. You can even ask your close friends and family to suggest options as a way of helping you brainstorm. Identify Your Target Audience Who are you trying to sell to? De ning your target audience, whether it’s local homeowners or teenagers nationwide, will help you market your business effectively. When you have a target demographic in mind, you can create more targeted strategies for engaging potential customers. Therefore, you must identify your product or service’s target audience before you begin marketing efforts for the brand. The group will include existing customers as well as potential customers. Your target market does not necessarily consist of everyone who may be interested in your products. It’s important to identify the people you want to reach through your brand marketing efforts, whether you’re using digital marketing campaigns or advertisements or on social media channels. Understanding your target audience and their pain points allows you to create content more effectively and target advertisements with the right marketing message for each segment. Develop Your Business Plan

Creating a business plan is a crucial step for developing your home business. It can include every aspect of your business, guiding both its launch and operation. Some key elements of your business plan should include: Company description: provide a summary of what your company does. Company descriptions give an overview of key aspects of your business, such as what you do and what sets you apart from the competition. Your business description should clearly explain what you do. Breakdown of your products and services: The product or service section of your business plan should emphasize the value you offer clients or customers. Executive summary: provide a formal business summary, one that could appear in professional business directories. Marketing and sales plan: describe how you intend to market your company and promote it (i.e., digital and traditional sales measures) Competitive analysis: analyze the marketplace you intend to operate in; know how you t in and who your competitors are. Operating plan: describe how you plan to run your business and list company departments and managing personnel. Financial Considerations You’ll need to carefully evaluate your nances and develop a budget related

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haven’t had the chance to open it— organizing your agenda and working at home will a great experience. It doesn’t matter if you are a morning or evening person.

to your startup expenses and business operation. Don’t forget to add in costs for items like marketing, insurance, and other necessities associated with the types of products or services you’ll sell. Determine whether or not you’ll need to apply for a business loan. For entrepreneurs who are starting new businesses, personally funded venture capital is often the rst thing they consider. While this is common at the beginning, it is essential to separate your personal and professional funds when your business is growing and earning cash, not only for tax purposes but also to protect your credit and eliminate unnecessary stress. Legal Business Structure

Business Licensure What type of license will you need to operate your business? Be sure to calculate the cost of your license into your startup costs. Although there are general business licenses, there are also specialty licenses that may apply to your business. Check here to learn more about speci c types of business licenses. Branding Campaign Marketing is essential for any business but de nitely a home business. You won’t have the bene t of being in a

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Home-Based Business Ideas People create many types of businesses to operate from home. We’ll cover some of the most popular ideas here: Virtual / In-Person Teacher

Take time to determine your business’s legal stature and structure. Do you intend to own your business as a private proprietor or to create a corporation? Learn about the different structures and decide which is best suited for you and your business.

commercial area where you can post commercial signage. You’ll need to create a marketing plan that includes both traditional and digital marketing initiatives consider different marketing strategies such as using in uencer marketing. Branding is the idea that if you display a positive message about your company to enough people for long enough, they’ll think about you when it’s time to make a purchase.

Music teacher: teach an instrument such as guitar, violin, or piano. Plan to offer your services on different teaching platforms and offer private lessons as well as group lessons. Dance teacher: teach modern dance, ballet, or ballroom dancing. Offer different types of schedules for kids and adults. It is important you have all the proper equipment so your online lessons look highly professional. Art teacher: teach drawing and illustration, painting, or sculpture. De ne which are technique you are best at and create a schedule of all the different hours available you have. Language instructor: teach Spanish, Chinese, Latin, or French. Be sure you completely dominate the language you are planning to teach.

Tutor: Tutor either elementary or high school students in subjects that you are degreed in, such as math, English, or chemistry. Yoga instructor: teach virtual yoga and meditation techniques. Blogging: Whether you decide to become a blogger and create new and rich content there are many ways to make money blogging. Creating your own blog can be a different and fun activity where you will be able to experiment with your creativity. Freelancing photography: Consider the type of photography you want to do and what are the most popular requirements needed from your potential clients. Online course creator: Develop, create, and sell an online course that teaches peoples how to do something you’re really good at, including any of the items listed above! E-commerce Seller You can operate an e-commerce company from your home. You can purchase products in bulk and sell them online. You’ll partner with a warehouse where your products will be shipped from. You can also perform all services related to e-commerce and expand as you need to. When choosing products, consider how much space you’ll need to accommodate this type of operation. Homemade Products Many home-based business owners sell products that they create, such as:

Candles: A candle company may be the best business for anyone passionate about wicks, soy blends, and achieving the perfect scent. You can offer soy candles, scented candles, beeswax candles, paraf n candles, and more. Books: Selling books online is a great way to get started, also consider selling e-books online. Baked goods: Bakeries have been around for a long time, but recently they have grown in popularity. Entrepreneurs have taken their cakes, cupcakes, and cookies from home and open regular bakeries and restaurants,

and even franchises that make. Creating cupcakes, artisan bread, cookies, wedding cakes, and more could be a great way to start. Jewelry: Making people’s personalities come alive through jewelry is a very ful lling creative pursuit. Think about creating beaded bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings. etc. Essential oils offer many opportunities for creativity and reward. Own a business or buy wholesale oils to resell on your own. A lot of people know how to knit, but it’s generally considered a new fad or a lost art. It’s not clear to them how to

make money with it. You can start by creating hats, scarves, mittens, or sweaters. Services You may base your business on providing services to customers either in person or online depending on the services you offer, which might include: Makeup tutorials: Teaching how to properly use makeup and providing some con dence tips might be a loving activity, not only for you but also for your potential clients. Even showing how to apply lashes properly would be a great way to get started.

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Dog walking: Taking care of furry babies and just having a long walk outdoors could de nitely bring you great bene ts. Personal trainer: While training for your own personal goals, you are also helping others to achieve theirs. Virtual assistant: if organizing and scheduling your day is a passion of yours, you should de nitely offer these services to people that don’t have that same passion or patience as you do. Clients of personal shoppers usually buy clothing and accessories for themselves. A personal shopper may work directly for a client or their stylist; other personal shopper employment is

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available through boutiques and departments stores. Housecleaner: This is a great opportunity if you are passionate about cleaning and decluttering. These services have a high demand.

can ‘set up shop’ and manage all the important aspects of operating your business. Here are some home of ce essentials to consider: Good Lighting

A curious fact, Recently India has become the hotspot for foreigners for starting an Indian Subsidiary and Ebiz ling is one-stop solution for a Company Registration in India by a foreigner. Know the bene ts of starting a business in India.

Be sure that you have good lighting so that you can work without straining your eyes. You may want to have better overhead lighting installed by an electrician. Or, you can add more lamps to the space to ensure that you have great lighting even on dark and dreary days.

Home Of ce Essentials

Adjustable Desk

When developing your business, you’ll want to create a home of ce where you

An adjustable desk is ideal for a home of ce. You can use your desk for various

Comfortable Furniture Try to invest in a quality ergonomic of ce chair. You’ll be spending a lot of time in your home of ce, so be sure to have comfortable and supportive furnishings for yourself and anyone else who may be working with you. You may also need ling cabinets, a workbench, or other furnishings related to the type of work you perform. Decor Of ce decor may not seem essential, but it can enhance your mood each day. Remember, your of ce is your place of work. Decorate it in a way that inspires and motivates you to be productive. Although you don’t want to add much in the way of clutter, some thoughtful decorative pieces will add personal warmth to your of ce. Plants House plants can make your home of ce feel cozy and welcoming. However, that’s not all. Many houseplants feature air-purifying properties. Add plants to your of ce space like aloe vera or spider plants to keep the air smelling clean and fresh. Consider plants of various sizes to add a dynamic look to the space. Equipment You’ll likely need basic of ce equipment and may require other

equipment or gear related to your products or services. For instance, if you perform sewing services, you will need a high-quality sewing machine. Typically, you’ll need of ce equipment such as: Computer or laptop Internet (consider business internet service) pocket wi could also be a great option. • • •

Business Phone Printer Copy machine

• Headphones • Adding machine/calculator • Postage scale These are just a few ideas. You’ll need to brainstorm to ensure you have all the equipment you need for your operation. Quiet Space When laying out your of ce, be sure to choose a space with an adequate room as well as an area where you can work without interruption. If you live in a bustling household, you’ll need a place where you can work without distractions. A quiet space away from children or the television room would be ideal.

Of ce Bar Although you can always visit your kitchen, you might want to create an of ce bar where you have a coffee maker, healthy snacks, and even a small refrigerator to keep water or other beverages cold. This way, you can keep your work items separate from the household’s supplies. Use these tips to create your home business. Be sure to give yourself adequate time to address each aspect of your business’s development. Once your business is up and rolling, you’ll also want to consult with an accountant to ensure that you understand your tax obligations.

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tasks that may be related to your business. A standup desk is also a great feature if you’re concerned about tness. You’ll burn more calories by standing up to work.

Innovation: What’s in it for Me?

By Marshall Doak Director, Southern Oregon University SBDC OSBDCN Market Research Institute doakm@sou.edu

Photo by Kvali k on Unsplash

The title of this article is to personalize a concept that has been given a lot of attention over the past couple decades. Innovation typically is de ned on the organizational level, and a cursory web browser search brings up numerous de nitions of what innovation is. Invariably, the concept of innovation is linked to company culture or operations. If this is not the case for you, then the discussion of innovation is an academic exercise, still worthy of thought and re ection in its own right.

A few ideas spring to mind when I look at innovation and how it is perceived in the regional business community. ‘Innovation’ denotes activity, energy and positive movement; When recognized, innovation typically sparks interest and support from the viewers’ perspective; A company that innovates oftentimes has higher employee buy-in to supporting the company’s mission, vision and values.

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When companies adopt innovation as a core strategy and execute it well, a shift takes place in the culture of the company which can have a profound positive effect on the bottom-line pro tability. As business owners, this is one great example of what is in it for you. Increased pro tability, a challenge to achieve in this economy. Adopting an innovative culture pays off in the long run. The de nition I use for innovation is the rst one I encountered years ago:

Innovation = Invention + Commercialization Just having an idea, product, brand, logo or other speci c ability or asset does not add value to your company if you can’t get it out to the marketplace and bene t your customers and your business. This is the essence of many de nitions of innovation that have been developed over time, an inward object of ‘invention of the new’ coupled with the external delivery and bene t creation element. All the energy, hype, excitement and creativity are wrapped around this simple concept to de ne the organizations’ culture and provide some of the enjoyment that being in business can have for an owner. As we gain experience with a changed economy as a result of the Pandemic which is closing-in on two-years of existence, what is your stance on innovation? How are you thinking through adopting or creating something new, to keep your goods and services fresh in your customers’ minds? How are you adopting innovative processes and procedures to lighten the labor burden within your organizations, to remain effective while working on lean concepts? How has your Value Proposition changed over the past two years and do your customers and suppliers know about it? If the answer to the last question is ‘no’, then how are you creating new value to sustain your business?

Working on Your Business A critical business assessment to inform you of areas that are weak, and if

strengthened, can create value and wealth for you over time. Having a thirdparty assess your business is a prudent management action to take. Aligning yourself with other business people who innovate can cause synergies to be recognized and add value to your operations. One innovative act creates others, something that becomes easier over time to achieve and bene t from. Challenging your employees to participate and support group work to create a culture of innovation reaps great rewards, as the largest expense most businesses have are employee-related. Gaining increased value from your largest expense category can be a gamechanger for most small businesses.

Timing is Key

In Southern Oregon, there are active entrepreneurs who are working on developing a culture of innovation. Once a region is recognized for hosting innovative companies, other energetic individuals and companies are drawn to the area to participate in an innovation economy. This synergistic effect is one other way to build and position your company to nancially bene t from the growth that innovation brings. Consider participating for your company’s and your family’s bene t. Marshall Doak is the Director of the Southern Oregon University Small Business Development Center and a huge supporter of innovation and the community that forms around innovation in the economy. In private practice, he works with businesses that plan to transition to new ownership within the next ve years, assisting them to build value that can be converted to retirement income when the business sells. He can be reached through: mdoak06@gmail.com or 541-646-4126.

Common question arise, including: When should I start working on creating an innovative environment in my company? What is my innovation, and do I need it in hand to start a process? Who do I talk with in con dence to develop my innovation(s)? Answers to these questions and the many others you will ask as you go through a process of engagement with your business operations, personnel and market development activities is rather simple. Start today! Start with dedicating yourself to improving your business in daily increments. Start with nding a person who you can place trust in and who will keep your conversations con dential. Once chosen, a good guide can assist in developing the timeline and milestones needed to measure progress on achieving the development of a new culture that supports your business into the mid-20’s.

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In ation-Adjusted Wages Rose in All Oregon Counties Since 2010

By Erik Knoder Oregon Employment Department Regional Economist Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, and Tillamook counties

Washington and Multnomah counties. These two counties in the Portland metro area are home to more than 1.4 million Oregonians (about one-third of the state’s population) and more than $55 billion in payroll (slightly over 50% of the state’s total). Washington County is home to several highwage industries, including company headquarters and hightech manufacturing. Both of these industries have a disproportionately large presence in the county, and the county has added thousands of jobs over the past 10 years. A second important reason for the large increase in average wages is the loss of lower-wage jobs during the pandemic recession. The leisure and hospitality industry had an average wage of just $24,329 in 2020 – by far the lowest of any industry. Leisure and hospitality also lost more than 51,000 jobs in 2020. The massive loss of lowwage jobs caused the average wage calculated for the remaining jobs to increase in a possibly misleading way. Although wages have been increasing for many individual jobs, they probably haven’t increased as much as the averages suggest.

Although wages are increasing in 2021, in ation is increasing more rapidly for many workers. In ation adjusted average wages have started to fall slightly but it’s hard to tell if this will be a long-term trend. All of Oregon’s counties saw an increase in in ationadjusted average wages from 2010 to 2020. Overall, the average wage for the entire state increased by $10,922 over those 10 years after adjusting for in ation. Most of the statewide increase was driven by the large gains in

The table below shows the 2020 annual average wage by county in Oregon and the 2010 annual average wage after

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adjusting for in ation by the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers. The wages are for workers covered by unemployment insurance, which excludes self-employed workers and a few others such as real estate brokers who are paid by commission. A couple of the top-gaining counties on a per-person basis are located in the Columbia Gorge. Sherman and Morrow counties bene ted from the expansion of construction and new manufacturing businesses and their associated professional jobs. The counties with less growth in wages are often smaller and rural. Wheeler County had essentially no growth in private-sector employment from 2010 to 2020. Klamath County added jobs overall but lost jobs in manufacturing, nance, and professional and business services. Harney County lost very few of its leisure and hospitality jobs in 2020, thereby maintaining a more representative change in its average wage, but also moving toward the bottom of the rankings. It remains to be seen how overheated in ation in the 2021 pandemic recovery will affect workers’ real wage growth over time. Employers are recovering more of their lower-wage positions, which could drive average wages down. However, competition for available workers has also heated up and driven up starting wages.

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LESSONS By Blog Post https://www.1000museums.com/six-lessons-frank-lloyd-wright/

6 Lessons We Can Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) was an icon of modern architecture. Over a period of 70 years he built more than 1,000 buildings across the United States, dotting the landscape with his elegant style. He designed organic exteriors of wood and stone as well as interior elements, including stained glass windows, furniture, tableware, and rugs.

on how to live a life of meaning and beauty. In this article, we will look at six lessons that we can learn from the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. 1. Life Is Beautiful

Frank Lloyd Wright, Hoffman Rug, 1955. From The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York). All rights reserved.

In his writings and in his work at his Taliesin Fellowship, Wright liked to share his philosophy of life, his thoughts on design, and his personal values, ensuring that his legacy is not just gorgeous buildings but also advice

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Before Wright was born, his mother Anna said that she expected her rst child to grow up to build beautiful buildings, according to Wright’s autobiography. She wasn’t wrong. Throughout his life, Wright built beautiful houses, museums, hotels, churches, synagogues, civic centers, and other buildings. Wright believed that the point of architecture was to share beauty. He said that, “The mission of an architect is to help people understand how to make life more beautiful, the world a better one for

living in, and to give reason, rhyme, and meaning to life.” He was born on June 8, 1867, in Wisconsin, where he spent most of his childhood, and studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin. After school, Wright moved to Chicago and worked for the rm of Alder & Sullivan. He opened his own successful practice in 1893 and established a studio in his Oak Park, Illinois home in 1898. One of his early commissions was to design a home for Austrian businessman Isidore H. Heller and his family who had recently bought a plot of land in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Wright built the house out of Indiana limestone and Roman brick.

believed that everyone should be able to afford a house. He designed houses for ordinary people through the careful use of standardization and the sourcing of inexpensive materials. During the Great Depression, he realized the need for affordable housing and developed his signature Usonian house design. He coined the term “Usonia” from the term “US” to describe an architectural design for the middle class in the United States. The houses were constructed of modular concrete blocks and were economical while still looking sophisticated. The building plans were streamlined, with a simplistic approach to the construction, proving that beauty could be affordable.

Frank Lloyd Wright, Isidore Heller House, 1896. From the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York). All rights reserved.

The Isidore Heller house displays the in uence of Louis Sullivan, Wright’s earlier employer and mentor. Sullivan is famous for his skyscrapers, and, although the Isidore Heller house isn’t a skyscraper, its height, arcaded balconies, and intricate friezes show a Sullivan in uence. Later, Wright would simplify his designs and do away with ornamentation and fanciful elements. The Heller house represents the beginning of a new aesthetic with its clean, horizontal lines and elegant design. 2. Housing Should Be Affordable When we think of Frank Lloyd Wright these days, we don’t think about affordability, but Wright strongly

Wright built the Dr. Tou c H. Kalil House in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1955 for Dr. Tou c and Mildred Kalil, a professional couple. It is an iconic example of Usonian architecture. Typical of the style, the Kalil house draws its beauty from simple, linear lines rather than ornamental details. Symmetrical rows of rectangular windows provide a lighter complement to the heavy concrete of the walls, and the house ts organically into its wooden site, as was typical of Wright houses. The 1,380-square-foot house contains a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, two baths, and a study. All of the original furniture, most of which is built-in, is

still intact. In September 2019, the house was put up for sale with an asking price of $850,000. The Currier Museum of Art, also in Manchester, purchased the house and recently opened it for public tours. The illustration of the house shown above is part of a series of illustrations created by HomeAdvisor, a digital marketplace for home improvement projects famous for their Angie’s List. HomeAdvisor explained their inspiration for the illustration project in this 2020 article where they also explored their process for selecting which houses to illustrate. The Frank Lloyd Foundation worked with 1000Museums to ensure that prints of the illustrations are available for purchase, with proceeds supporting the Foundation. To see the full collection of illustrations, navigate to the 1000Museums Focus on Frank Lloyd Wright page here. 3. Craftsmanship Matters Wright was in uenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, an international theory of design that focused on craftsmanship. Wright’s vision shared with the Arts and Crafts movement an embrace of skilled handcrafting as an antidote to the dehumanizing effects of modern mass production. Wright said, “I believe a house is more a home by being a work of art” but he also recognized that homes need to be wellbuilt. The Arts and Crafts movement in uenced the Prairie School, a group of Chicago architects led by Sullivan and Wright who designed houses to evoke the low, earth-toned landscapes of the North American prairies. Prairie School

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The craftsmanship of the Prairie School houses needed to be solid to withstand the harsh winters and hot summers of the American Midwest. The houses had low-pitched roofs and wide overhanging eaves. The exteriors featured long horizontal lines, windows grouped in horizontal bands, and very little ornamentation. The interiors were often more ornate, but still used elegant and simple designs. The style ts Frank Lloyd Wright’s belief that life should be beautiful while also being practical.

Frank Lloyd Wright, Frederick Robie House, 1908-1910. From The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York). All rights reserved.

The Frederick C. Robie House is an iconic example of the Prairie School. Wright designed the house as well as all of the interiors, windows, lighting, rugs, furniture, and textiles. The house is now on the campus of the University of Chicago in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, but when it was built between 1908 and 1910, the lots around it were mostly vacant. It was designed as a single-family home for the Robie family who wanted to be close to the social life of the university where Mrs. Robie had recently graduated.

4. Architecture Should Be EcoFriendly It would be exaggerating to say that Wright understood eco-friendly design and sustainability in the same way that today’s architects do, but Wright cared deeply about the environment and the importance of using materials wisely. He worked with natural materials and built his homes to integrate with nature. He preferred to leave natural materials, such as wood and stone, plain, unpainted, and not plastered over, and he loved to have lots of open spaces in his interiors with many windows to merge the inside and outside. He designed his houses to appear as if they grew from their site, shaped by the landscape and colored by the nearby elds or forests, and as beautiful and functional as nature. Wright believed buildings should exist in harmony with the humans that use them and with their natural surroundings, a philosophy he called organic architecture. Houses such as his well-known Fallingwater in rural southwestern Pennsylvania blend into their natural surroundings, both drawing inspiration from and contributing to the setting.

Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann House, “Fallingwater”, 1935. From The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York). All rights reserved.

Fallingwater is located in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. It was built partly over a waterfall on the

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architecture rejected the ornate fussiness of English-inspired Victorian styles and sought to de ne a uniquely North American style.

Bear Run tributary of the Youghiogheny River in the Mill Run area of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The house was designed as a weekend home for the family of Liliane Kaufmann and her husband, Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., owner of Kaufmann’s Department Store. Fallingwater stands as one of Wright’s greatest masterpieces, both for its dramatic presentation and for its integration with its stunning natural surroundings. 5. Celebrate Individuality No two Frank Lloyd Wright houses are the same. Each house has an individual style designed to t the personality of the client who requested the house. Wright said that there should be as many styles of houses as there are kinds of people, and as many differentiations as there are different individuals. Even his Usonian houses, which used standardized designs, supported many options for clients to customize them. Wright himself valued his own individualism, sometimes to a fault. Unlike many architects, he didn’t join the American Institute of Architects, and in fact called the organization “a harbor of refuge for the incompetent” and “a form of re ned gangsterism.” He rarely credited any in uences on his designs, though clearly he was in uenced by his early employer Louis Sullivan. He also didn’t give his protégés credit for their work. For example, Marion Mahony Grif n, one of the Prairie School architects, drew many renderings of Wright’s houses and was rarely credited, although Wright did praise her rendering of the K. C. DeRhodes House in South Bend, Indiana, according to author Lynn Becker.

Wright believed in individualism and individuality. His belief in individuality carried over into his architecture designs, where every design was unique. This can easily be seen in the house that he designed for the author Arthur Miller and his wife, actress Marilyn Monroe.

6. Finish What You Start Although quite a few of Wright’s designs were never built, more than 1,000 were, and Wright believed that once started, the architect should stick with the work. Wright considered the architect’s job to be more than just the exterior design. The planning for a house isn’t nished until every detail is attended to, whether it’s the windows, furniture, rugs, fabrics, lighting, or tableware. He wrote, “In organic architecture then, it is quite impossible to consider the building as one thing, its furnishings another and its setting and environment still another.”

Frank Lloyd Wright, Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe House, 1958. From The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York). All rights reserved.

The Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe House was never built, although the King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse in Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii is based on the design. The marriage between Miller and Monroe, two very different personalities, did not last long enough for the house to be built. It was mainly Monroe who worked with Wright on the design for the Connecticut home, but unfortunately, her ideas were not a good t for her more serious husband. The design features a dramatic circular living room, covered with a domed ceiling and skylights and surrounded by columns, and a swimming pool that would have been built into the side of a hill with natural stone walls. The design is a case where Wright understood the individuality of one of the clients, but alas not his other client, her husband.

disgruntled worker at Taliesin, the home and studio that Wright had built in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Wright was working in Chicago when the worker set re to the living quarters at Taliesin and then killed seven people with an axe as the re burned. The dead included Cheney and her two children. Wright turned the problems he experienced as a younger man into a life of hard work, teaching, and creating art. He and his third wife, Olga Ivanovna, founded the Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin, with a winter camp at Taliesin West in Arizona, where they taught architecture and construction. The classes included lessons in gardening, cooking, music, dance, and philosophy. He instilled a work ethic and artistic aesthetic in his apprentices and made sure they understood that “all ne architectural values are human values, else not valuable.” Wright passed away in 1959 after a long tumultuous life, leaving a legacy of innovation and many lessons about life and art. "The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes." – Frank Lloyd Wright

Wright’s life was marred by major mistakes and tragedy, a sad complement to a life otherwise de ned by beauty. He abandoned his rst wife and had a tempestuous marriage with his second wife who was a morphine addict. After separating from his rst wife, he lived with his romantic partner Mamah Cheney who was murdered by a

Here at 1000Museums, we can’t sell you a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright house, obviously, but we can sell you a beautiful archival reproduction of an architectural drawing or a print based on one of Wright’s other objects, such as a rug or stained glass window. We invite you to shop the collection here! https://www.1000museums.com/artist/ frank-lloyd-wright/

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Grif n’s diagram of the house is no longer available, however, an illustration of the house is part of the HomeAdvisor collection of illustrations.

Richard J. Bailey, Jr., named president of Southern Oregon University

HIGHER EDUCATION

By SOU Blog Post https://news.sou.edu/2021/11/richard-j-bailey-jr-named-president-of-southern-oregon-university/

Richard J. Bailey, Jr., Ph.D., has been appointed as the next president of Southern Oregon University following an extensive national search and a unanimous vote today by the SOU Board of Trustees. Bailey has served as president of Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) in Espanola since October 2016, following a 24-year career in the U.S. Air Force.

board and of the Presidential Search Committee. “Following our nationwide search, and out of a deep pool of competitive applicants, Dr. Bailey’s interactions with the SOU community as well as his range of leadership, service and accomplishments across sectors is nothing short of remarkable.” Bailey holds a doctorate in government from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in international affairs from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

His presidency at SOU will begin Jan. 15. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Rick Bailey as the next president of SOU,” said Daniel Santos, chair of the SOU

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Under Bailey’s leadership and with a focus on student success, NNMC increased its enrollment by over 20 percent, cut its student loan default rate by more than 50 percent and more than doubled its student graduation rate – all without an increase in tuition rates. He also brokered an NNMC partnership for the construction of a 1.5 megawatt solar array, which will lower utility costs for the college for the next 30 years. In 2020, Bailey led the creation of the Northern New Mexico College Eagle Corporation (the rst of its kind in the history of the college), allowing the institution to partner with business

“SOU gave me the opportunity to grow and to change my life and to help change the lives of other people.” ANGELICA RUPPE MS ’86

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entities for the purpose of diversifying the college’s revenue streams. “I am honored to have been selected as the next president of Southern Oregon University,” Bailey said. “With a 150year history, SOU is a vital regional institution and its best days are yet to come. I am honored to be entrusted to lead SOU forward, particularly given the tremendous opportunities available to us. “Our world has changed over the past two years and I am convinced SOU will be on the leading edge of ushering higher education into its next phase. I look forward to being of service to SOU’s impressive faculty and staff to empower the students and communities we are fortunate to support.” Prior to his presidency at Northern New Mexico College, Bailey served as associate professor of strategy and security studies at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He was the school’s rst-ever dean of students. He served as a military liaison and defense trade analyst at the U.S. State Department after completing his doctorate in 2006. He later served as chief air operations of cer at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Joint Force Command Brunssum, in The Netherlands, where he oversaw air operations efforts for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan. Bailey retired from the Air Force as a colonel and command pilot.

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“It became apparent throughout the search and selection process that Dr. Bailey’s innovative and entrepreneurial accomplishments, leadership style, strategy expertise and optimistic vision for what is possible at SOU, can propel the university’s bright future, ” Santos said. Santos credited the success of the search to hard work by the diverse, 18member search committee and the thoughtful participation of hundreds of people from across campus and the surrounding communities. The presidential search committee included students, faculty, staff, community members, another Oregon university president and SOU trustees. Bailey will succeed Linda Schott, Ph.D., who is retiring in December and has served as president of SOU since August 2016. “The board is grateful to Dr. Schott for her dedication to SOU and her presidential leadership, which have helped advance the university,” Santos said.

Distillery for sale. $500,000.00 is based on the physical assets: equipment, stock, aging stock in barrels. No real estate included. IP is also included: formulas, processes, etc. We are located in Charleston on the coast of Oregon. Our products are in about 50 liquor stores throughout Oregon. We have two satellite tasting rooms in Florence and Bandon. We may open a few more depending on the time it takes to sell the distillery. This price is also for this time 9/1/21 and subject to change. As we add tasting rooms, expand production, increase distribution, and add aging stock to our inventory the price will increase. Several factors have increased the pro tability of the distilling industry in the past year. First, the FET has been permanently reduced for the rst 100,000 gallons of spirits produced keeping the tax liability down for small producers. Secondly, I was able to reduce the quota requirements for maintaining stock in the OLCC warehouse keeping our products available throughout Oregon. Sales increased during the COVID pandemic in liquor stores due to more people enjoying spirits at home. Thirdly the OLCC has increased the compensation in Oregon tasting rooms from 17% to 45% increasing the net pro t on tasting room sales. This will be why I will increase our tasting room number in Oregon if I maintain ownership the next year or two. I may be interested in a short term partnership with an exit strategy if the terms were ideal and a good working agreement in place. I have had a number of tire kickers, so I am requiring interested parties to visit the distillery to weed out wasted time. We have sustained increasing sales each year since we started in 2013. Current gross sales are just under $300,000.00 annually. This is a very small operation, the last year I have done all distillery operations myself. It wouldn’t take much to double sales and distribution, I am not going to be the one to do it. I am getting older and my body is telling me to change careers. I enjoyed starting the distillery, but I am a tinkerer not a production and sales guy. It is time for it to change hands and reach its true potential. We have twenty products currently on the market. I have several more in development to be released soon: Gin, Absinthe, Brandy (aging), and a few more rums. The distillery will have to be moved. When it has to be moved can be discussed and planned. We can stage the buyout over a short period, as long as I have a clear exit

Via BizBuySell.com https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/rumdistillery-for-sale/1813816/

strategy. We can negotiate for my assistance to learn the process. As I said, the price is based on the assets of the business. The new owner will have to go through the TTB licensing process. This federal process is most thorough. The new owner will have to provide documentation showing where the money came from for the purchase and initial operation, showing that it is all legitimately acquired funds. No ATF violations, and no IRS issues that are unresolved or in con ict with this venture. Detailed Information Location: Charleston, OR Inventory: Not included in asking price Real Estate: Leased Building SF: 1,800 Lease Expiration: 1/31/2023

Rum Distillery for Sale Charleston, OR (Coos County)

Employees: 3 Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment (FF&E): Included in asking price Facilities: Sale includes all distillery equipment, bottled spirits, aging spirits, and tasting room stock and xtures. Competition: Current market for distilled spirits is quite good. Sales has held steady throughout the events of 2020. The FET has been permanently reduced for the rst 100,000 gallons, Oregon compensation set to increase from 17% to 45% in Oregon tasting rooms. Growth & Expansion: Ability to add 3 more tasting rooms is possible. The distillery must be moved, so expanding is a good possibility depending upon the new location selected. Several new products to be

released soon. Distribution set up in CA, IL, ND, and a few other states. Financing: Negotiable Support & Training: I can train to operate. Cost and time frame for this is negotiable. Reason for Selling: Age, physical condition, and other ventures require I move on.

Note from the publisher : I periodically publish random business listings for sale that I nd online. I do not have anything to do with the listing or the business o ered. I share it because I learn a lot about business by studying other business opportunities.

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BUSINESSES FOR SALE

HIGHER EDUCATION By SOU Blog Post https://news.sou.edu/2021/11/sou-klamath-tribes-sign-

Southern Oregon University and the Klamath Tribes agreed this week to formalize their joint commitment to educational opportunities and access for members of the Klamath and other Native American tribes, and to offer programs that enable all students to appreciate the cultural and economic contributions of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes. Leadership teams from SOU and the Klamath Tribes met virtually for a ceremonial signing of a memorandum of understanding that links the two entities, and recognizes their mutual educational interests. SOU President Linda Schott and Don Gentry, chair of the Klamath Tribal Council, thanked each other and members of their organizations for identifying overlapping interests and outlining responsibilities. The memorandum recognizes that “both entities share a common purpose of helping people better themselves through education, research, economic development and other forms of personal growth, and work diligently to

SOU, Klamath Tribes sign memorandum

make their respective communities prosperous with multiple opportunities for their students and citizens.” SOU agreed to match as many as ve educational scholarships from the Klamath Tribes for its tribal members, each worth as much as $3,600 per academic year. “This will help increase local student attendance at SOU and help prepare the future cadre of professional, careerfocused individuals for the continued development of Klamath County, the Klamath Tribes and the local community,” the MOU said. It calls upon both the university and the Klamath Tribes to work with Native American students to meet their academic, nancial, cultural and personal needs, and lays out some speci c measures to increase the representation of Indigenous cultures. For instance, SOU will continue to provide course content on the history and contributions of the Klamath Tribes, through the Native American Studies class, “The Nine Tribes of Oregon.” The Klamath Tribes will invite

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participants in the class to visit Chiloquin to engage with tribal leaders, program staff and experts in culture and language. The university will also recruit more Klamath students to Konaway Nika Tillicum, its eight-day residential program held each summer for Native American youth. SOU will work with the Klamath Tribes to plan and carry out an annual Native American student recruitment day and will continue to support programs such as its Native American Student Union. President Schott, who is retiring at the end of the year, told Gentry that she will send him a blanket to commemorate the memorandum of understanding. Gentry in turn said he will send gifts to Schott on behalf of the tribe. Both pointed out that incoming SOU President Rick Bailey has a strong record of collaboration with Native American tribes in New Mexico, and is expected to continue to work for close relationships with Oregon’s tribes.

by Greg Henderson

Reset for 2022

Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash

Time for a reset and the full expectation of good times ahead! Happy Holidays to everyone. I have good feelings about next year.

Do something in your rst waking hour of the year that will set the standard for how the next 364 days will go. Consider how many things you can do in one hour that can make a difference in some positive way; if you can’t think of 100 things, you’re just not trying. Start right now. Write a list of 100 things you could do in one hour. *go for a walk, exercise, eat a healthy breakfast, call someone dear to you (or text/email) and set a rm date for a pleasant visit – make a commitment that you really will keep, send a happy new year message to 10 friends, 10 relatives (include your signi cant other), and 10 business people you know*.

It's time to make December the month to prepare for a great beginning to the New Year. Wasn’t 2021 a real kick? We could do with a lot less of much of what we experienced this past year. Enough of that worn out discussion. January 1st is “Kick Start Day”, not a day of recovery. Our goals for 2022 shall be lled with optimism, peace, and progress toward better experiences. With a month to plan for a terri c new year its best if on Day One, yes, January 1st, we have a rm commitment to launch into a great year like we mean it. Waking up on the morning of January 1st with a hangover is a terrible way to start the new year. Don’t do that.

See how easy setting positive activities in motion is? When you nish this rst hour of the year you will be pleased with how much better you feel than you would have it you woke up with a hangover from over-zealous activities the night before. Much better.

In retrospect we’ve all got it in us to accomplish much more than we usually do. I have 168 hours in my week – every week. So do you. Let’s decide to measure the value of the hours based on the possibilities of doing a positive thing each of those hours. Yes, sleeping is a positive thing, as long as we don’t over do it. Consider instead that rst hour of the rst day of the year. Every hour can be equally as satisfying. A cheerful attitude is good fuel for nearly everything. Make sure to keep that tank full as it will be your source of much needed positive energy. I wish you the happiest year you can imagine.

Greg Henderson is the retired founder of the Southern Oregon Business Journal. A University of Oregon graduate and a six year U.S. Air Force veteran, he spent nearly 30 years in banking and nance. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications concentrating on some 20 industry sectors. Contact him at ghenderson703@gmail.com

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