Oregon Microenterprise Network
 

 
NEWS!

OABC AmeriCorps*VISTA RFP now available!  Click here to download.  Applications are due by 5pm on March 6, 2009.

New!  OMEN Member Google map.  Click here to view.

Download the CDBG 2009 Comment & Response Table, Summary of Changes to 2009 CDBG Program and 2009 CDBG MOD.

OMEN's 2009-2011 Strategic Plan is now available; click here to view.

To download copies of training materials from the 2008 NW Summit on Entrepreneurship or to view photos from the event, click here.

"Cooking Up Growth" - Portland Business Journal article on OMEN member Mercy Corps NW's work with local food cart vendors in their loan program and classes.  October 24, 2008

Click here
to read OMEN's press release for the 2008 NW Summit on Entrepreneurship!

Business Loans Dry Up For the Little Guy - Sunday, Sept 7th, 2008 article in the Oregonian on the affect of the current economy on small business. 

OMEN Member in the news!  Mercy Corps NW featured in Aspen Institute FIELD Funder Guide - June 2008

Click here to download the 2008-2009 OMEN Resource Guide & Directory, with listings of current OMEN members, affiliates and other helpful resources for microentrepreneurs!  To view a map of OMEN's members, please click here.

Newsletters!  To view our most recent newsletters and resources, click here.

Welcome!


The Oregon Microenterprise Network (OMEN) is a statewide association of microenterprise development programs and their supporters.

These programs provide training, lending and other enterprise opportunities to entrepreneurs with limited access to economic resources.

OMEN supports these organizations by

  • Providing leadership and a voice for statewide microenterprise support
  • Building the capacity of microenterprise practitioners
  • Educating the public about the value of microenterprise development
  • Promoting cooperative and collaborative efforts to combat poverty using microenterprise development strategies
  • Publishing the Oregon Microenterprise Network Resource Guide

Interested in joining OMEN?  Click here for more information on membership and to download a membership application.

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Oregon Microenterprise Network
1220 SW Morrison, Suite 805, Portland, Oregon 97205
Phone: 503-546-9913       Fax: 503-808-9031