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Small Business Administration 101

SBA’s Portland District Office highlights resources to help you start, grow, expand, or recover your business. Learn more about SBA’s Portland District Office: https://www.sba.gov/district/portland

Risk Management for Small Business

Small businesses manage risk every day. Disasters and data breaches are two major risks that can devastate a small business. Learn about the types of insurance a business can use to safeguard itself from accidents and disasters. The presentation also features the responsibilities businesses have to protect the personal data of their customers and the […]

Locl Fundamentals Training

Monitoring and managing reviews on you Google Business Profile (GBP) is one of the best ways to improve your visibility and conversion. Other activities like uploading photos, posting updates and updating attributes can drive even more exposure and customers to your business. To help make managing your GBP easier, Travel Oregon partnered with Portland-based company Locl to […]

Introduction to Canva for Marketing and Social Media

There are many online services that offer the ability to create and enhance images for use in marketing and social media, but Canva has become somewhat of an industry standard because of its feature rich platform and free introductory offer. This course contains a curated list of Canva’s many online tutorials which help you master graphic design techniques, and offers some unique insights to empower your own design sensibilities for your business.

Introduction and Overview of Quickbooks Online

In the following overview, we have gathered all of the training media that Intuit has produced for their Quickbooks Online platform. This accounting software can be a great way for entrepreneurs to track, invoice, and manage their operations all from a readily available web platform. They even have a very easy to use app with all the functionality of the online platform so that you can manage your business from anywhere. We will provide links to the Android and Iphone applications as well as the main

Intro to Certifications

Ready to Move Your Business to the Next Level? Should You Get Certified?  The short answer is yes! City, state, and federal governments utilize the products and services of most businesses, anything from artwork to road construction. We will assist you to obtain key certifications, an essential business opportunity to work with federal, state, tribal, […]

The ONE Program – Spring 2022

Native-Led, Story Driven. This program is a unique business development course led by Native entrepreneurs working here in Oregon. Each of the eight workshops begins with their own story, and these stories drive the program. Each offers personal and professional insights into the work of launching and running a business as a Native entrepreneur.