Business News and Resources

• Press Releases

  More than $521 Million in PPP Loans Approved by SBA in Oregon in Current Round of Funding That Re-Opened This Month

  January 27, 2021

  Shopping Small for 2020 Holiday Season Needed More Than Ever

  November 17, 2020

  SBA Achieves Historic Small Business Lending for Fiscal Year 2020 with More Than $10.8 Billion in SBA Portland District

  October 29, 2020

• Microlenders

  MercyCorps Northwest (MCNW)

  Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)

  Micro Enterprise Services ore Oregon (MESO)

  Business Impact Northwest

• Other Resources

  Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program

  Contractor (Small Business) User’s Manual

  Export Loan Programs

  Explore Exporting

  Export Working Capital Program - A Fact Sheet for Small Businesses

  Size Protest Guidelines

  Size Protests, Size Determinations, and Appeals

  Federal and Oregon State Contracting

  Federal and Washington State Contracting

• SBA Programs

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  Find a Mentor or Counselor

  Federal Business Opportunities

• State and Local Resources

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  Salem SCORE

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  Central Oregon SCORE

  Women's Business Center

  Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in Oregon

  Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in Washington

  Self Employment Assistance Program - State of Oregon

  Starting a Business in Oregon

  Starting a Business in Washington

  Oregon Start A Business Guide

  Oregon Employer's Guide

  SBA Portland District Office 7(a) Lenders

• Success Stories

  Closing the Door on a Dream Opens the Doors to Many More in Oregon

  Strength, Resilience, and a Little Sauce are the Ingredients for a New Beginning in Oregon

  Making Music Together and Building Community in Oregon

  Turning Up the Heat on Oregon’s Food Scene

  Building a Connection with the Land the Oregon Way