Business Development Fund— fund works with banks to secure necessary funds.
Business Retention Program—Program utilizing private sector consultants to help private sector companies, by providing an independent strategic assessment for companies experiencing change or distress. The program provides multi-industry expertise in finance, marketing, operations, turnarounds, restructurings, feasibility studies, etc.
Capital Access Program—program helps lenders make more commercial loans to small businesses.
Credit Enhancement Fund—loan insurance tool that lenders can use to help businesses needing extra security to obtain financing.
Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund— initial, direct loan to help companies get started in Oregon.
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds/Express Bonds—designed to help Oregon manufacturers grow. These are tax-exempt bonds, issued by the state of Oregon. They provide long-term financing for land, buildings and equipment.
Local Revolving Funds—funds available for small business financing.
US Small Business Administration—504 Loan Program and the US Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program
Small Business Grant Programs (Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Research)—Matching grant programs that help Oregon small businesses access federal funding opportunities.
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Partnership to End Poverty; Redmond, Oregon, 541-504-1389
Provides microenterprise training, counseling and specialty services to microenterprises in east Cascade counties' rural and distressed communities.
East County One Stop; Portland, Oregon, 503-661-3981
Through its support of market-vendor businesses in distressed and rural communities, ECOS assists minority and low-income businesses by providing small business training and technical assistance to promote microenterprise growth.
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber;
Portland, Oregon, 503-222-0280
The chamber serves to increase economic advancement of the Latino business community, build business competency and enhance opportunities for Latino-owned businesses to earn contracts for public- and private-sector projects.
Se Habla Español—spanish language services
Interface Network; Salem, Oregon, 503-365-0088
The network provides bilingual/bicultural assistance to Spanish speaking business owners throughout the Willamette Valley, and Southern and Central Oregon.
Se Habla Español—spanish language services
Lane MicroBusiness; Eugene, Oregon, 541-463-4606
Provides personal education, business tools, credit strategies and marketing opportunities that empower micro-entrepreneurs and help them succeed in business.
Se Habla Español—spanish language services
Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME); Portland, Oregon, 503-249-7744
The association was formed to promote and develop entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in Oregon and southwest Washington.
Se Habla Español—spanish language services
Organization for Economic Initiatives, Inc. (OEI/GCAP); Springfield, Oregon, 541-736-1088
Through their Government Contract Assistance Program (GCAP), the organization delivers procurement technical assistance to women-owned, minority-owned, rural- and distressed-area businesses throughout Oregon.
Oregon Microenterprise Network (OMEN); Portland, Oregon, 503-546-9913
Provides training and offers lending and marketing expertise to enhance members' personal effectiveness, economic literacy and business skills. It educates the public about microenterprise development and promotes the use of cooperative strategies to combat poverty.
Se Habla Español—spanish language services
Oregon Native American Business Network (ONABEN); Tigard, Oregon, 503-968-1500
ONABEN is a non-profit, public-benefit organization created by northwest tribes to increase the success of private businesses owned by Native Americans. They offer training and support focused on developing entrepreneurship in Native American communities.
ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific; Coos Bay, Oregon, 541-266-9945 and Astoria, Oregon, 503-325-4476
A certified non-profit Community Development Financial Institution providing small-business services to the coastal communities of the Pacific Northwest.
Se Habla Español—spanish language services
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce (PACCO); Portland, Oregon, 503-285-1994
PACCO serves as a clearinghouse for Philippine-American trade, tourism and economic information as well as act as liaison for government agencies. PACCO provides its members and the community with a direct link toward achieving their full business potential through networking opportunities, referrals, business resources and business seminars.
