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Training the Business Trainers

Susan
May 20, 2015
Business Development / Communication / Engagement / Financial / Microenterprise / Small Business / Susan's Corner / Training the trainers

Using CDBG funds, the Portland Development Commission (PDC) runs a business development program for low and moderate incomes residents. To deliver services they contract with about a dozen organizations that…

Business Lending Webinars

Susan
October 6, 2014
Business Development / Business Loans / Financial / Microenterprise / Microfinance / Small Business / Susan's Corner

This month, I designed and delivered a three-part webinar series for small business community lenders in California. The goal of the series was to provide ongoing staff development and increased…

New Women’s Business Center

Susan
July 9, 2014
Business Development / Business Loans / Economy / Jobs / Leadership / Microenterprise / Small Business / Women

I teamed up with Joy Taylor and Nancy Swift of Jefferson Economic Development to write an application for a Women’s Business Center designation, and it was chosen! Great news for…

[testimonial ] [testi_pane name="Claudia Viek " position="- CEO CAMEO" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CV.jpg" ] Every program that Susan has designed and implemented for us has been a success. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Marajen Moore " position="- Awaken to Life" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MM.jpg"] Susan has a rare blend of strong business management skills and sensitivity to the human side of life. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Cecily Jackson" position="- Sustainable Law Group" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CJ.jpg"] Susan is a true asset to small business and nonprofit clients. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Joanne Steele" position="- Rural Tourism" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/JS.jpg"] Susan's business development work is brilliant as well as useful. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Heidi Pickman" position="- CAMEO Director of Communications" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HP.jpg"] Susan is a top-notched trainer. Every training that she has developed for us has received high praise from a sold-out crowd. [/testi_pane] [testi_pane name="Heidi Pickman" position="- CAMEO Director of Communications" icon="http://susanrileybrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HP.jpg"] Susan is clear, well-organized, well-prepared and delivers meaty, cutting-edge content with a sense of humor. And she's mastered the technique of audience engagement through webinars, that's no easy feat! [/testi_pane] [/testimonial]