Small Business Resources
Guide to Starting a Business
Register or Renew a Business
Business Express – State of Oregon
Internal Revenue Service – Starting a Business Guide
How to Fund a Startup Business
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Strategic Economic Development Corporation
(SEDCOR)
Marion County Emergency Rental Assistance
SBA disaster assistance customer service center.
Call 1-800-659-2955
(TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or e-mail disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
The state of Oregon has many resources available for businesses and employers. Employers can call the Technical Assistance hotline at 971-673-0824 or email bolita@boli.state.or.us.
Local Government
Marion County Emergency Rental Assistance
Marion County Economic Development
Yamhill County Economic Development
NEW: Free tax prep sites in Marion County (the list can be sorted by county, zip code, etc)
State government
Business Oregon Financing Programs
federal government
U.S Small Business Administration (SBA)
SBA disaster assistance customer service center.Call 1-800-659-2955(TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or e-mail disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
Internal Revenue Service – Business Taxes
Internal Revenue Service – Recordkeeping
programs
Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) general information
Business Oregon Financing Programs
Business Loan Programs – MidWillamette Valley Council of Governments
Angel Oregon
Kiva Crowd Funded Loans
REGARDING BUSINESS GRANTS
Marion County Economic Development
Yamhill County Economic Development
Nerd Wallet article on grants for women
SBIR/STTR Grants
TAXES
NEW: Free tax prep sites in Marion County (the list can be sorted by county, zip code, etc)
Oregon Department of Revenue
How Sole Proprietors are Taxed
How LLC Members are Taxed
How Corporations are Taxed
Sales Tax on the Internet
Oregon Secretary of State – Business Structure
Business License Search
Oregon License Information
Small Business Administration – Business Structure
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
Business Legal Structures
Secretary of State’s Office
MARKETING
Startup Stash – Marketing Software Recommendations
Canva – Simple design software to help you market your business
Growth Supply – large number of free resources
CONTRACTING/PROCUREMENT
Government Contract Assistance Program
State Procurement Office
ORPIN
COBID – Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity
NON-PROFITS
Grantmakers of Oregon & SW Washington
Grants.gov
Guidestar.com
Nonprofit Association of OregonInformation on microenterprise development organizations:
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
FIELD: Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning, and Dissemination
RESEARCH
CensusScope
ZoomProspector
BizStats
City-Data.com
Population Research Center
US Census Bureau
Biz Info Library – Market Research
Business and Finance Research – City of Salem Library
Consumer Expenditure Survey
EconData.Net (Guide to Regional Economic Data on the web)
Oregon Labor Market Information System
Oregon4biz
Biz Stats
Travel Oregon