Explore a range of helpful resources available in the community, made to support small businesses like yours. These resources provide advising, education and financial support.
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Offers assistance and access to resources specifically tailored for API businesses in Multnomah and Washington County, as well as for businesses situated in the Jade District and Old Town.
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Part of the state government, access to capital, loans, loan guarantees and bond programs. Provides direct loans and other programs to fund your business.
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Coordinates weekly business networking events, organizes engaging community-building activities, and offers scholarships to nurture the leaders of tomorrow.
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A program within Hacienda CDC for technical assistance to launch and scale food-related businesses, with a focus on supporting women, BIPOC and immigrant-owned small businesses. Provides support in both English and Spanish.
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Offers no cost, confidential technical assistance in Spanish and English to business owners, including Loan Packaging Assistance and Microloans up to $2,000.
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A citywide program that brings multiple services for small businesses into a single network for entrepreneurs.
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Supports small businesses by offering culturally and linguistically specific technical assistance and services to aid entrepreneurs in starting, sustaining or expanding their businesses. They also provide Child Care Microenterprise Provider Training to cultivate a workforce capable of meeting the early care and developmental requirements of local children and communities.
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Non-profit organization that provides free and low cost professional business support to underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners in Portland and throughout the Pacific Northwest. They provide access to free business advising and low cost classes.
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MESO’s program focuses on poverty alleviation through entrepreneurship in under-resourced communities and distressed areas. They provide access to credit-building loans, grants, education and support for small business owners throughout the State of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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Provides Native American business owners with one-to-one business coaching, a ten-week Basics of Business training course, a native business accelerator, and help finding funding.
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Promotes and develops entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in the State of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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The Hub is a collaboration between Prosper Portland and local service providers that offers culturally specific small business resource navigation. The Hub connects business owners to financial relief programs and provides one on one assistance applying for loans, grants and other funding opportunities.
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A nationwide nonprofit organization that fosters vibrant small business communities through free mentoring and education.
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Part of the federal government, provides information on multiple programs for small businesses, including grants and loans.
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Lewis & Clark Law School’s Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) provides transactional legal services to low-income small and emerging businesses throughout Oregon. The SBLC reduces legal barriers for individuals who have been historically disenfranchised, such as people of color, women and immigrants.
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Aids women business owners in overcoming systemic inequities to facilitate the growth of their businesses and establish economic empowerment. Through education, peer mentorship and coaching, they are reshaping the landscape of business success to be more inclusive, authentic and sustainable.