ELF NEWSLETTER
LINN- BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXTENDED LEARNING // VOLUME I // ISSUE 2
IN THIS ISSUE New summer hours Staff spotlight - Tina Feature story: Cheesy Stuffed Burgers & the SBDC New Community Ed partnership - Lebanon Senior Center Spring term success New car for Driver Ed Upcoming ELF events
WELCOME TO ELF We are the Extended Learning Family (ELF): Community Education Driver Education Corporate Training Fire Training Council Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Summer Hours!
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: ELF would like to introduce our very own Tina Leonard, who joined our team in April as the department's program assistant!
MORE ABOUT TINA: Hobbies: Reading and Pinterest Best Concert: Seeing her children in concert, of course!
Beginning June 6 Mon - Thurs: Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Administration: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. We are closed on Fridays!
Go-to Karaoke Song: Copacabana
No Instruction Days: July 4, September 3
Welcome to the team, Tina!
"I'm excited to be a part of this very open and welcoming department :)"
FEATURED STORY: SBDC & CHEESY STUFFED BURGERS, A LOCAL SUCCESS STORY BY ALLISON LAMPULGH
“Entrepreneurship is about the execution of the right ideas,” says Mark Encke, co-owner of Cheesy Stuffed Burgers. “It takes a dream and a blueprint to make it a reality.” Mark had the dream, but the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) had the blueprint. From its conception, Cheesy Stuffed Burgers was built alongside the SBDC every step of the way. Owned by husband and wife, Mark and Janice Encke, and long-time friend Devan Elkins, the Cheesy Stuffed trio has put a lot of love into the creation of the food and friendships that nurtured its beginnings. “We’re just a couple of guys that stumbled onto a great product,” Mark said. “We’re really grateful to be here.” Early iterations of Cheesy Stuffed offerings were in fact inspired by Janice’s cooking. “I don’t like big, bland burgers,” Mark said. “My wife started marinating burgers and stuffing them with cheese. It was flavorful and delicious and I thought ‘this is it!'" With a self-declared “rough
"Cheesy Stuffed would never exist if it wasn’t for the SBDC.” past” and a few failed attempts to go back to college, Mark didn’t know he would become a business owner. After 10 years of working at Red Robin, he began classes at LBCC to try and pave a different path for his future. At LBCC, he stumbled across a Going Into Business seminar offered by the SBDC. In that seminar, Mark realized that he already had the product and that the SBDC could help turn it into a business.
“I’m an opportunist, an entrepreneur, a nice guy - but I’m not that sophisticated,” he said. “That’s where the guys at the SBDC come in.” Six years later, Cheesy Stuffed now has a food truck in Corvallis and Albany, and a storefront in Corvallis opened this May. They are also an exclusive vendor at Reser Stadium. The SBDC is now helping Cheesy Stuffed in their next phase of business - consulting with franchise specialists. The trio feels their hands are full with the current locations they manage, but with a goal to still grow the business, franchising the brand is a natural next step.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
NEW COMMUNITY ED PARTNERSHIP: LEBANON SENIOR CENTER
SPRING UPDATES
A BRAND NEW CAR FOR BRAND NEW DRIVERS
Driver Education just purchased a brand new Toyota RAV4. Keep your eyes peeled for Student Drivers, as this car has already hit the streets in Albany and Lebanon!
Catch us out in the community at these events this summer!
Cancellation Down 66%
72 SBDC Clients
We are excited to have hired new Community Education instructors and have expanded class offerings at the Lebanon Senior Center starting this summer! New classes include Tai Chi, Yoga, and Strength & Balance for seniors.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
8,000+ Served
12 Spring Events
6/13
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Goss Stadium
As we approach a full year of working together at Extended Learning, we want to share a larger picture of what we've been up to while serving our mission of growing businesses, careers, lives.
6/27
We have reduced our overall course cancellation rate by 66%.
7/27
Our programs have served over 8,000 community members to date.
18 community members attended Spanish Going Into Business Seminars this Spring. 72 clients have been served
through Small Business Development Center (SBDC) with 239 counseling hours.
LBCC Sponsors Knights Game
Summertime Celebration
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Sweet Home Center
Older American's Day 8 a.m. - noon Mennonite Village
7/29 9/1
Festival Latino
Noon - 4 p.m. Monteith Riverpark
Corvallis Farmer's Market 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. NW 1st St.
ELF attended 12 events in the community during Spring term, and we're excited about our jam-packed Summer!
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