January 2013 Plenary Meeting | Business meeting

              Don't forget to mark your calenders for the first of the year meeting. Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 7:30-8:30am City Hall, Lovejoy Room 1221 SW Fourth Avenue This meeting will be used ... Continue »

November 2012 Plenary Meeting | City of Portland

                  Don't forget to mark your calenders for this months meeting. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 7:30-8:30am City Hall, Lovejoy Room 1221 SW Fourth AvenueExcellent presenters that can assist you with growing ... Continue »

July Small Business of the Month| Portland Transmission Warehouse

Portland Transmission Warehouse is a Homegrown Northwest regional family transmission parts supplier, PTW who will celebrate 75 years in business next May 2013. They are known by their ... Continue »

SBAC Hosts LaVonne Griffin-Valade – Portland City Auditor

            LaVonne comes to SBAC once a year to talk to the group and update us on her reports and finding, as well as things she will be ... Continue »

June 2012 Small Business of the Month| Emerge Interactive

  Emerge Interactive is a digital marketing agency motivated by a passion to push the boundaries of creativity and technical possibility. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, ... Continue »

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Upcoming Events

May 21, 2012 No Comments ›› Monique

Venture Portland Summer Local – A listing of over 50 summer events in Portland’s neighborhood business districts ‘Portland Celebrates Small’ flyer – A quick and easy way for small businesses to increase awareness for Small Business Week, May 20-26 Five Things to Do for Small Business Week   For more information contact Venture Portland 503.477.9648 503.477.9641 (fax)  

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Nominate a small business of the month.

May 4, 2012 No Comments ›› Monique

Here is your chance to recognize your peers. Nominate a Small Business of the Month Purpose: To provide public recognition and education about outstanding Portland area small businesses and their achievements in Business and community development. All information listed in your nomination form will be held in the strictest of confidence.  If you have any questions about ...

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SBAC In the News

May 4, 2012 No Comments ›› Monique

Portland Mayor Sam Adams visits monthly SBAC monthly meeting in April to address the Office of Equity and other areas that will assist small business growth and development. Read full story in the Oregonian  

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SBAC to City of Portland: Keep working at a waiver

May 24, 2011 No Comments ›› admin

Dear Commissioners, We acknowledge and thank you for your efforts to pursue a regulatory  variance from Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)  water treatment mandates.  We all know that this is a ridiculous one-  size-fits-all mandate that fails to take into account the protected,  pristine nature of the Bull Run watershed and the purity of our source  water, ...

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Living Wage

Dec 23, 2010 No Comments ›› admin

By Chuck Jones Living wage is a term used to describe the minimum hourly wage necessary for shelter (housing and incidentals such as clothing and other basic needs) and nutrition for a person for an extended period of time (lifetime). In developed countries such as the United Kingdom or Switzerland, this standard generally means that a ...

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