Beginning today, May 26th, Business Oregon will be accepting applications to distribute the Operational Cost Assistance Grant. The Operational Cost Assistance Grant program is designed for businesses with 100 or […]

By Kathy Bazan, BRC Small Business Consultant Part 1  As the economy cautiously moves toward re-opening, you may want to hire new employees to help your company grow. Since my […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) We now have roughly five weeks left in the 2021 legislative session. The big news this past week was the release of the “End of Session” […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) It’s crunch time in the Legislature as we move into the final six weeks of the 2021 session. We keep thinking the pace will pick […]

By Kathy Bazan, BRC Small Business Consultant May 14, 2021: Using the Conti ransomware, hackers disable Ireland’s Health Service. Doctors were unable to access patients’ records anywhere in Ireland. May […]

By Kathy Bazan, Small Business Consultant In a move to support small businesses impacted by the COVID pandemic, American Express donated $40,000,000 to the Accion Opportunity Fund, a non-profit fund […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) Here’s the bottom line: The 2021 legislature in no way resembles any previous session. There is nothing to compare it to. The level of activity on business-related bills […]