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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <u>Check out this article f</u></span></strong><u><span style="color:#333333">rom the Harvard Business Review on the four types of small businesses</span></u><span style="color:#333333">,
and why each one matters: </span><a href="https://hbr.org/2015/04/the-4-types-of-small-businesses-and-why-each-one-matters">https://hbr.org/2015/04/the-4-types-of-small-businesses-and-why-each-one-matters</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>National Main Street Center launches Main Street Volunteer Toolkit</u></b>! Along with resources on how to recruit, retain and recognize volunteers, the toolkit also contains a customizable volunteer handbook to introduce
new volunteers to your program. To tie in with National Volunteer Month, NMSC hosted a webinar, "Volunteer Management on Main Street." The handbook and the webinar are available online for all
<b><i><u>National</u></i></b><i><u> </u></i>Main Street Network Members. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]>Use <b><u>StatsAmerica</u></b> to quickly generate profiles for your town. Profiles include population by age, race, education level, household data, employment and commuting data. Go to
<a href="http://www.statsamerica.org/">http://www.statsamerica.org/</a> & select the “USA Towns in Profile” link. Enter the name of your town in the search box, select your choice from the results list. This Web tool, provided by the Indiana University's Kelley
School of Business, has several other data sets created from federal and state data sources: compare county/metro areas; check state profiles for demographic and workforce data; see regional industry clusters; explore Quarterly Workforce Indicators data set
using charts and interactive tables.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>Save the Date!</u></b> The Oregon Main Street Conference will be October 7-9, 2015 in The Dalles.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><u>USDA Seeks Applications to Support Rural Businesses and Create Jobs.
</u></b><u>Applications due<b> </b></u>Monday, June 1, 2015. Approximately $350,000 is expected to be made available in Oregon under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program. The grants will be awarded competitively. Eligible applicants include public
bodies, government entities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations. The new program combines USDA’s former Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) and Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) programs. The new program, like its predecessors, is designed
to assist with the startup or expansion of small and emerging private businesses and/or nonprofits in rural communities. These grants can be used to provide technical assistance and in some cases to establish revolving loan funds; to support rural distance
learning programs that provide educational or job training; to acquire or develop land, buildings, plants and equipment; and to build or improve access roads, parking areas, utility extensions, and water and waste disposal facilities. If you are planning to
submit an application in Oregon, USDA encourages you to contact a local Business & Cooperative Program Specialist or the State Office for more details about the application requirements and process: Lisa Siesennop, Business & Cooperative Programs Director,
USDA Rural Development, (503) 414-3367, Lisa.Siesennop@or.usda.gov <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NOTE: My email address has changed!<o:p></o:p></p>
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