Equity

The Inclusive Innovation Fund is a new pilot program for small, traded-sector employers located in the City of Portland offering grant funding to inspire creative equity-related best practices by employers around workforce, marketing and communications.

Prosper Portland will offer the Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program at Ten Y, a full block of commercial space in the prime West End area of downtown Portland at SW 10th Avenue and SW Yamhill Street. The revitalized building will offer a variety of spaces to create a cohesive and complementary mix of tenants.

Prosper Portland offers the Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program at Alberta Commons, a unique opportunity for small minority-owned businesses to gain a foothold in the retail mix of the area, provide needed goods and services to the neighborhood and create lasting, beneficial relationships with the Northeast Portland community.

Prosper Portland offers the Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program at two sites in the heart of the Lents Town Center.

The Broadway Corridor project offers the opportunity to demonstrate that redevelopment can be inclusive, sustainable, memorable and financially successful.

Prosper Portland has created the Affordable Commercial Tenanting Program to reduce barriers to entry for underrepresented businesses, preserve small business vitality, and advance our goal to build an equitable economy.

Prosper Portland works with Portland businesses to identify business needs and eligibility for either our assistance programs or those of our partners.

Making local industry clusters and our economy more inclusive is vital to the long-term economic success of Portland companies and communities.

An online platform that highlights entrepreneurs of color through storytelling and a comprehensive inventory.

Prosper Portland's work with the JLP Incubator is an example of the collaborations we seek to advance our goals for a more inclusive economy.