Resources
The following organizations provide business education and information in a number of areas.
General
- Small Business Development Center
- Prosper Portland's Inclusive Business Resource Network
- SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives)
- Pacific Northwest International Trade Association (PNITA)
- MercyCorps NW
- Austin Family Business Program
- Oregon Office of Small Business Assistance - Business SOS program
- Small Business Administration
Legal
- Small Business Legal Clinic
- Oregon Secretary of State: How to start a business in Oregon
- Oregon Business Information Center
- Oregon Licenses, Permits, Registrations
- Oregon Secretary of State Business FAQs
- Clackamas County: Tools for Business Success
- Clackamas County: Government Requirements for Business
- Gresham Small Business Guide
Sales & Marketing
Start-Ups
- Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN)
- Portland Incubator Experiment (PiE)
- Portland 10
- Oregon Angel Fund
- Meetup Groups
- Starve Ups
- Oregon Micro Enterprise Network (OMEN)
Sustainable Business
Taxes
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- IRS Taxpayer Advocate
- Oregon Department of Revenue
- City of Portland Tax & License Program