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Project Description

Inclusive Business Resource Network

About the Program Business Resources

Contact:
Amanda Park, email or 503-823-3340; Morgan Masterman, email or 503-823-6839; Katherine Krajnak, email or 503-823-0013;

From tech startups to neighborhood retail, small businesses are vital to the city’s economy. The Inclusive Business Resource Network is a citywide program that brings multiple services for small business into a single network to provide greater efficiencies and cross-functional innovation. The Network leverages the power of partnership to increase the success of underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Through focused resources, collaboration and client-centered services the Network seeks to drastically shift outcomes for business owners of color, immigrants, women founders, and other underrepresented minorities. Approximately 600 businesses are served through the Network each year, and 400 businesses – 65 percent owned by women and 75 percent owned by people of color – receive long-term support (30+ advising hours a year).

Services that integrate with the network include the Mercatus platform; a portfolio of capital programs such as micro loan products, seed funding and business loans; and legal support, accounting, and market research.

Prosper Portland will invest $2.5 million among the network providers in FY 2017-18 and is committed to achieving the following outcomes by 2022:

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Businesses strong and stabilized
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Businesses achieving growth milestones
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Businesses scaling to double or triple their size
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Traded sector* startups assisted to launch into the market

At Prosper Portland we maximize our impact by working with and investing in partners who specialize in programs that serve underrepresented entrepreneurs and business owners.

Local business support

Business navigators in North, Northeast, and East Portland can help you find the resources that you need and make a plan to bring your business dreams to life.

Someone to lean on

Receive support from someone you trust: one-on-one advising, training, and consultation from network business advisors to help you create a road map for your business. Several partners in the network provide loans and matched savings grants.

Specialized assistance to grow and scale your business

Dare to dream big. Learn what you need to step into the startup world of pitch decks, angel funding, and product market fit. Our partners offer startup boot camps, business incubators, and mentoring.

The following providers offer support with:

Navigating business services
Long-term business advising
Peer to peer learning
Networking & workshops
Financing for your business

Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)


Email | Web | 971-340-4861

Provides multicultural outreach and assistance for small businesses. APANO’s skilled staff will help you navigate available small business resources.

Hacienda Community Development Corporation (CDC)


Email | Web | 971-280-3825

Promotes the accelerated growth of minority-owned food businesses from startup to traded sector.

Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber (HMC)


Email | Web | 503-222-0280

Provides bilingual/bi-cultural outreach, long-term one-on-one advising, and business development services.

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)


Email | Web | 503-234-1541

Culturally specific, multilingual services connect talented, aspiring business owners with advice and support.

Mercatus


Email | Web | 503-823-3340

Business directory for entrepreneurs of color that provides a platform for storytelling, pathways to new market opportunities, and access to signature events such as My People’s Market.

Mercy Corps Northwest


Email | Web | 503-896-5070

Provides business education and technical assistance. Russian and Arabic speaking staff.

Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO)


Email | Web | 503-841-3351

Provides financing, matched savings, market research and tailored one-on-one business advising within the network.

Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)


Email | Web | 503-288-8177

Provides one-on-one and classroom business education and supports vendors through its marketplace and powwow.

Neighborhood House


Email | Web | 503-246-1663 x 4001

Provides Slavic and Latina cohort based support for in-home child care providers.

NuLeaf Project


Email | Web | 404-644-0319

Provides technical assistance and small grants for cannabis entrepreneurs of color

Oregon Native American Chamber (ONAC)


Email | Web | 503-894-4525

Provides a statewide infrastructure of support and connection to Native American business mentors.

Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)


Email | Web | 503-616-3767

Incubator for diverse founders of technology and consumer products companies; shares mentor networks and lessons learned from nearly a decade of service.

Portland State University (PSU) Business Outreach Program


Email | Web | 503-725-9820

Provides technical assistance and one-on-one consulting services to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Prosper Portland


Email | Web | 503-823-0465

Provides access to technical assistance, loans and new markets to help your business grow and thrive. Resources include affordable commercial tenanting, matching grants and loans, and industry support and connections.

TiE Oregon


Email | Web | 971-303-9063

Provides education, connections to mentors and funding sources for concept stage technology and consumer products companies.

XXcelerate Fund


Email | Web | 510-725-9291

Founded, focused and run by women, XXcelerate builds equity in entrepreneurship by providing education, peer support, mentoring and financial support.

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