Entrepreneurship & Business Planning

The University of Oregon Innovation Network is the central hub for entrepreneurial events, organizations, and initiatives supported by the University Oregon and regional organizations. This site connects users to campus organizations like the Business Law Clinic and Innovation Journal Club, as well as information about special events, entrepreneurship resources, and campus educational opportunities.

Resources for UO research-based startups including mentorship, planning & strategy, and material support.

The Oregon Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a statewide network that provides essential information for successfully starting, expanding and growing a business.

Business Oregon works to create, retain, expand and attract businesses that provide sustainable, living-wage jobs for Oregonians through public-private partnerships, leveraged funding and support of economic opportunities for Oregon companies and entrepreneurs.

Oregon BEST funds and supports innovative cleantech startups across Oregon

Courtesy of the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), the Roadmap connects agricultural producers and small to mid-sized food and beverage companies in Oregon with guidance on topics including networking , training, finance, & regulatory compliance.

OEN helps entrepreneurs start up and scale up by connecting them to peers and mentors, startup funding opportunities, and hands-on training.

Onward focuses on cross-sector economic development, helping companies that are here grow, creating regional marketing to recruit new traded sector companies and skilled talent, furthering the development of the region’s innovation network, supporting startup companies of all types, and improving the local school-to-work pipeline.

The Portland District Office is responsible for the delivery of the U.S. SBA's programs and services in the western half of Oregon.

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. In addition to providng a gateway to local SBA offices, the SBA website connects small businesses with educational resources, funding guidance, and information on winning government contracts.

BusinessUSA is a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier for businesses to access services to help them grow and hire. Currently, the site includes resources from federal agencies and is slowly adding resources available through state and local governments as well as private-sector organizations.