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Small Business Clinic
Center for Law & Entrepreneurship
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Previous clinic clientsThe Small Business Clinic at the University of Oregon School of Law supports small and emerging local businesses by assisting them with business-related legal needs. The clinic law students gain experience working with real business owners. Entrepreneurs receive help with business contracts, entity formation, and other legal matters. Listed below are a few of the businesses that the SBC has worked with over the past four years. If you are interested in the Small Business Clinic, please call Laurie Strother at 346-0037.
Acupuncture for the People
Acupuncture for the People is a community centered healing practice whose goal is to make Chinese Medicine more accessible. Clients are treated in a group setting while relaxing in recliners or on a massage table separated by screens. Several clients are seen per hour so each person can pay less, allowing us to charge an affordable sliding-scale that makes it easy for people to get the treatment they need.
All About Quality Sod
In the 1990's Herman R. Hemke started his own sod farm near Bielefeld, Germany. By working closely with researchers and utilizing his own test plot, Herman produced the best turf suited for a variety of applications. Now relocated in Oregon, All About Quality Sod's goal is to provide a premium quality sod with a high standard of service to achieve maximum customer satisfaction. Herman Hemke says, "Thank you again for working with us at the Small Business Clinic. The results have been excellent!"
Aluma-werx Construction
Aluma-werx Construction is an Oregon State licensed residential and commercial general contractor. They focus on building custom patio covers, decks, custom concrete, pergolas, and gazebos using top products such as Alumawood , Trex , Timbertech , Suntuff , as well as exotic hardwoods. Aluma-werx is located in Springfield , Oregon , but they design and build custom patio covers and decks for customers within a 100 miles radius.
Baklava Pi
Seth Rosenberg began his business, Baklava Pi, at the Eugene Saturday Market in June 2007. He is now selling hazelnut and traditional walnut baklava at the Lane County Farmer's Market at N. Park and 8th and at several retail outlets.
BEST Workshops for Educators
At BEST Workshops for Educators, we've made it our mission to provide educators with excellent trainings on systems and products that have not only been validated by research in peer-reviewed journals, but also field tested by real teachers who report that the product is effective AND enjoyable to use.
BGleason Design & Illustration
BGleason Design & Illustration and CraneDance Publications helps Northwest businesses reach their clients and customers by creating compelling and attractive printed work to tell your story, including brochures, logos, signs, and marketing materials of all types. . . even books. They design and illustrate scientific materials and signage information for agencies, with a scientific illustrator and author on staff.
Bilingüe Language Services
Bilingüe Language Services takes pride in offering high quality translation and interpretation in the following industries: Agriculture, Finance, Medicine, Legal, Pharmaceutical, and everything in between.
Blue Turns Watersports
Blue Turns Watersports is Oregon's Premier Wakeboard, Inland Surf and Waterski School. They offer camps, clinics and a variety of lesson venues to students of all ages and ability levels. Jump in!
BrushFire. . . Pottery By You!
BrushFire. . . Pottery By You! is a contemporary ceramic studio serving clients of all ages. Owner Nancy Steers-Crist says, "Our mission is to provide an environment where everyone can release the artist within, experience their creativity, while relaxing, recharging, and going back to their life with energy and passion!"
Bunchberry Woodworking
Bunchberry Wood-working specializes in building custom cabinets and furniture using environmentally-friendly materials and practices. Working with locally-salvaged and sustainably-harvested lumber, no-added-formaldehyde sheet goods, wheatboard, and low-VOC finishes, Bunchberry uses traditional wood-working techniques and designs to create lasting home furnishings.
The Camp Counselor
The Camp Counselor is dedicated to creating the best summer camp experience for children. Through consultation, training and counseling The Camp Counselor provides support, education, and direction for camp professionals, programs and staff.
Cascadia Forest Products
Cascadia Forest Goods, LLC resides in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. For over ten years Cascadia has been in the forefront of making the market transition to well managed forest goods by supplying quality wood products from well cared for, natural forests. These forests are independently certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). 
CHAMP Workouts owner Billy McKnight with client, and youth mentor Aaron Brooks.
CHAMP Workouts
CHAMP Workouts unites kids with the college athletes they admire in order to improve their athletic skills and provide kids with a mentor they can emulate both on and off the field. Sport specific skill training and topic specific mentoring is given by current Division I athletes in a private or group setting depending on each client's preference.
Coupon Crusaders
Craftsman Contracting, LLC
Craftsman Contracting is owned and operated by Jonathan Jost, a general contractor specializes in high quality finish carpentry and unique structures.
Cuisine Art
Personal chef, Pat Teel, provides in-home event catering and monthly meal preparation. Cuisine Art's enticing menus are personalized for the individual or family. Service includes: In-home consultation, shopping, transportation, meal preparation, packaging, and kitchen clean up.
Delano Designs
Alison Kelly is the owner of Delano Designs, which offers green consultation and interior design services. Our philosophy is simple: to create beautiful and healthy interiors that make you feel good! We can provide information on many options for healthy, less toxic and eco-friendly materials and furnishings.
Divine Cupcake
Divine Cupcake is Eugene's First Cupcakery! Our cupcakes are Organic, 100% Vegan, and free of "refined" sugar & hydrogenated oils. We have many different flavors to choose from, and most can be made wheat/gluten free and/or sugar free upon request. We buy our ingredients locally whenever possible, and love to support companies who are committed to sustainable business practices.
Enchanted Cottage Alpacas
Huacaya Alpacas are raised at the Enchanted Cottage Ranch by owner Sulaya McClellan. The fleece is sold to make outstanding soft silky yarn, which is then made into the most warm fabulous clothing, blankets and art items. The ranch also sells animals, and offers breeding and boarding services. 
Exceptional Living Coach, Lisa Anderson
Exceptional Living Coach
Lisa Renee Anderson, MA
First Steps to Success Preschool
Lash and Wednesday Eversole own a Preschool/Child Care in Oregon City, Oregon where they successfully prepare young children academically, mentally, physically, and socially for kindergarten through a variety of fun-filled, educational activities.
Floragenex
Floragenex is an early stage biotechnology company developing commercial applications for a genetic mapping technology discovered that the University of Oregon. Floragenex is currently serving customers in agricultural and basic research markets.
Fridays at the Farm
Fridays at the Farm began when Jessicca Laughlin and Melanie Vanderlip decided to get together every Friday at Melanie's farm and teach themselves soap making the old fashioned way. They use the highest quality natural ingredients and certified organic ingredients whenever possible. Many of the herbs that are used in the soap and bath salts are grown on the land surrounding the barn. Jessicca and Melanie use vitamin E and Rosemary extract for preservation instead of synthetic paraben mixtures and they do not use filler oils like Crisco, cottonseed oil, or soybean oil in any of their products. Jessicca says, "We have spent many hours researching the best ingredients and continue to do so to ensure our soaps and lotions are as natural and luxurious as they can be."
Infinity Building Services
Infinity Building Services, Inc. is a locally owned company headquartered in Eugene, Oregon. We provide contract cleaning and up to Class 1 cleanroom maintenance services to businesses in Eugene/Springfield area. Our phone number is (541) 968-3345. We place a high priority on the personal growth of our employees and encourage them to grow in education, charity and community service.
Insight Leadership
Insight Leadership LLC provides leadership development, teambuilding and coaching services that focus on creating positive change and measurable results. Owner Susan Muck says, "Our programs focus on individual accountability, intention and self-awareness as the cornerstones to sustained success. We assist clients to gain a deeper awareness of their authentic selves - their attitudes, fears, beliefs, strengths, and values. As a result, they learn how to become self-directed leaders with the resilience to navigate a variety of challenges."
Land Management Strategies
Tulsi Wallace is the owner of Land Management Strategies, a consulting company which provides outsourced management and coordination of environmental projects.
L'Ange Suisse Personal Chef
L'Ange Suisse Personal Chef Service offers a weekly "Prix Fixe" menu and also caters parties and special events. Custom menus are available - Kosher Meals, vegetarian meals, vegan meals, gluten - free meals, pet meals, special event meals. Chef Paul says, "If you can not think of a menu I will create one for you!"
Lion Crest Software Services
Lion Crest Software Services has been solving unique software needs for over 20 years. We create custom desktop applications that transform data from what exists to what is needed. We bring order to software chaos! Lion Crest has experience developing software solutions for the medical, print, direct mail, chemical, TV production, and education industries - plus many others. Anthony Testi, President of Lion Crest says, "The Small Business Clinic is a wonderful resource, I found it to be a worthwhile educational experience."
Mama Rose's Naturals
Mama Rose's Naturals herbal care company serves families, mothers, and babies with body care, teas tinctures, herbs, oils, and health supplements. We offer our all natural line of herbal care products at our natural family herbal shop and resource center in Eugene, as well as on our website.
Mirage Digital Art
The Mirage Digital Art, Graphic Communications Team, is a group of trained and experienced creative professionals that specialize in marketing solutions for the print and web. Owner Juliana Cichy says, "We provide excellent customer service and deliver a new level of branding and advertising programs to small and mid-sized businesses. Turning web and print marketing ideas into a graphic reality!" 
Mujeres Boutique & Tanning owner, Rachel Ortiz
Mujeres Boutique & Tanning
Mujeres - where women go to feel beautiful. Specializing in Bare Essentials mineral make-up, natural gel nails, UV free Mystic Tan, hair, and waxing. Don't look made up, feel made up....
Natural Choice Directory
Natural Choice Directory is the Healthy Green Pages providing extensive locally available choices in businesses, products, services and information. Our aim is to support your choice for healthy, sustainable lifestyles and communities in the Willamette Valley and beyond.
Off and Running Real Estate
Off & Running Real Estate is an innovative, referral-based, real estate business locally owned in Eugene, OR. In essence, "referral-based" real estate allows us to focus 100% on service & results without the distraction of overlapping "business development". We take superior care of today's clients so we don't have to worry about where tomorrow's will come from! As a result, our business has prospered and our clients have benefited! Many thanks to those who make this "referral-based" system work by generously passing on our name to friends and family.
Pak Mail
Pak Mail is your local shipping specialist. They also offer mailbox rental, notary public, business card design/order, rubber stamp design/order, fax, copy machine, laminating, packaging supplies, and local pick-up.
Play It Again CDs
Play It Again CDs is a media conversion business that can convert all of your old records, tapes, and CDs into a media format. Owner Charles Bard not only has a passion for his media business, but also a passion for small business. Charles was a client of the Small Business Clinic in spring 2008. He says, "It was definitely my pleasure, and to my benefit, to have had the opportunity to work with the Small Business Clinic at the UO School of Law."
Reflections Salon
Daniel and Vicki Bell own Reflections Salon , now located in the town of Coburg , Oregon . Reflections is a full-service salon, which offers an exemplary experience to their cliental. Vicki Bell reports, "We were very pleased with the Small Business Clinic's legal services and the education we received about our legal needs."
Sew Eco-Logical
Sew Eco-Logical LLC sells organic fiber textiles globally to manufacturers of clothing, bedding and furnishings. Pursuing a growing market for textiles manufactured of certified fiber and with manufacturing systems that are least affective to water, air and life on this planet.
StoryBox Creative
StoryBox Creative LLC asks, "What's Your Story?". They help businesses grow with full service branding and marketing, including graphic design, web development and promotional video. StoryBox Creative also strengthens personal and family legacies by creating life documentaries and family history videos.
Vespagraphics
Vespagraphics is dedicated to providing socially, environmentally, and fiscally responsible design solutions. Time is money and unlike big design firms, we can move quickly on a variety of projects. We work with a wide range of local customers who need brilliant design at a great price without all the drama. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding, personalized customer service.
Webb Industries, Inc. dba Smith Sheet Metal
Over the past 25 years, Smith Sheet Metal has earned the reputation as a quality conscious, customer-oriented contractor that meets or exceeds the expectations of its customers. Specializing in architectural sheet metal, Smith Sheet Metal is committed to completing high quality work on time with experienced, skilled craftsmen. Each project reflects Smith Sheet Metal's dedication to excellence and professionalism and doing Whatever it Takes.
White Forest Counseling Services
White Forest Counseling Services is a holistic practice that provides a variety of online counseling and life coaching services to clients all across the country using internet communication media such as video calls, voice calls, instant messages and e-mail. Face-to-face and home-based services are also offered to Southern Oregon residents. At White Forest we work to support the optimal health and development of children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, as well as to provide educational resources, and psychological consultation to schools and businesses. |
Reflections Hair Skin Care and Nail Salon
Off and Running Real Estate - K. Gordon and J. Leonard
Enchanted Cottage Alpacas owner, Sulayla McClellan
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