Local Resources  (Disclaimer of Endorsement and Liability)

Management, Technical Assistance & Training

• Calendar of Training & Events
• Food Innovation Center -- Advancing Northwest Foods
• Mercy Corps
• Opportunity Knocks
• Portland State Universtiy Business Outreach Program
• Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
• SBA Free Online Training
• SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business
        Portland    Vancouver    Salem    Eugene   Redmond   National
• Self Employment Assistance Program -- State of Oregon
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) in Oregon and Washington
• Special Events, Seminars & Workshops
• Women's Business Centers

Loans & Technical Assistance

• Business.gov -- Search for Loans & Financing
• Business Financial Programs (Oregon Business Development Department)
• Department of Agriculture--Rural Business Development Programs
• Department of Agriculture--Farm Service Agency
• Mercy Corps Northwest -- Loans, Training & Technical Assistance
• Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)
• Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments -- Loan Programs
• Oregon Micro-Enterprise Network (OMEN)
• Portland Development Commission
• SBA Loans
• ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia -- Loans & Technical Assistance

Starting a Business

• Starting a Business in Oregon and Washington
• Oregon4biz.com

Registrations, Licenses, Permits, Taxes

• Business Registration in Oregon and Washington
• Business Wizard
• Business.gov's Small Business Search Engine
• Central Business Registry
• Licenses, Permits & Registrations Database
• State of Oregon Corporation Division
• IRS Small Business & Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
• Taxes in Oregon and Washington

Small Business & Government Compliance at Federal, State and Local Levels

• Business.gov

State & Local Government

• Agency Directory in Oregon  and  Washington
• Local Government in Oregon and  Washington
• Oregon Business Development Department
• State Website in Oregon and Washington

Government Contracting Opportunities & Technical Assistance

• 8(a) BD Program
• Business Diversity Institute, Inc.
• Business Partner Network  (BPN)
• Business Matchmaking
• Central Contractor Registry (CCR) & the associated Dynamic Small Business Search Database 
• FedBizOpps.gov -- Federal Business Opportunities
• HUBZone Program -- Historically Underutilized Business Zones
• Office of Minority, Women & Emerging Small Business (Oregon)
• Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises (Washington)
• Online Representations & Certifications Application (ORCA)
• NAICS Codes -- North American Industry Classification System
• Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs)
• Procurement Assistance Programs:   Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN)   or  Oregon Government Contracting Assistance Program (GCAP)  or  Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)  or  Washington's Doing Business with the State
• Size Standards Table (SBA)
• Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
• Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization Offices -- Federal (OSDBU List)
• State of Oregon Contracting Opportunities
• Subcontracting Opportunities (SUBNET)
• WomenBiz.gov 

Chambers of Commerce

• Chambers of Commerce
• African American Chamber of Commerce
• Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
• Native American Chamber of Commerce
• Philippine American Chamber of Commerce
• Portland Business Alliance -- Greater Portland's Chamber of Commerce

Disabled

• Disability.gov -- Connecting the Disabled Community to Information & Opportunities for Starting a Small Business

Women

• National Association of Women's Business Ownership (NAWBO)
• SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership
• SBA Women's Business Centers
• Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon (WEO)
• Women's Organizations in Oregon & SW Washington
• WomenBiz.gov

Minorities

• Assistance for Native American & Tribal Entrepreneurs
• Contracting Assistance for Minority Entrepreneurs
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
• Office of Minority, Women & Emerging Small Business (Oregon)
• Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises (Washington)
• Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)
• ONABEN--A Native American Business Network

Veterans

• Veterans Affairs Office  in  Oregon  and  Washington  and  Federal
• VetBiz.gov
• Veterans Assistance

Health Insurance

• Family Health Insurance Assistance Program
• Office of Private Health Partnerships
• Office of Private Health Partnerships Agent Referral Program
• Small Employer Health Insurance

International Trade

• International Trade Resources & Assistance
• U.S. Export Assistance Center

Statistics

• Census Bureau QuickFacts in Oregon and Washington
• Corporation Division Statistics Reports
• Economic Profiles
• Economic Research & Statistics
• FedStats
• InfoUSA
• Oregon Labor Market Information System -- Business Information Center

Grants & Government Benefits

• Business.gov
• GovBenefits.gov
• Grants.gov
• Grants

Legal

• State Bar in Oregon and Washington
• Small Business Legal Clinic

Miscellaneous Business

• Better Business Bureau
• Broadband -- FCC, Creating a Connected America
• Business.gov's Small Business Search Engine
• Consumer Action Website -- Federal Citizen Information Center
• Consumer Protection/Financial Fraud Section
• Credit Counseling & Debtor Education Information
• Identity Theft Protection Act -- Oregon
• Information Referral List
• Multnomah County Library -- Business Referral Center
• Public Libraries -- Building Blocks of our Communities
• Worksource Oregon -- WorkSource Centers