By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant Among small business owners, the 7(a) is very popular because of its low interest rates, the number of items on which you can spend your proceeds, and your ability to work with a local lender of your choice. For this loan, the SBA does not hand you the loan […]
New Small Business & Child Care Grants in Tualatin!
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant Business Recovery Center ARTICLE HERE New Small Business & Child Care Grants in Tualatin! By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant If you operate a small business with fewer than 25 employees or if you are a Tualatin resident paying for child care, there are three new grants available of you! On […]
Wildfire Resources
Resources: Washington County: https://www.co.washington.or.us/EmergencyManagement/wildfires2020.cfm Clackamas County: https://www.clackamas.us/wildfires PublicAlerts: Emergency Info Hub for the Portland-Vancouver Region. Sign Up Here Red Cross Cascades Region / Serving Oregon & SW Washington: https://www.redcross.org/local/oregon.html FEMA Disaster Assistance for Oregon Wildfire Survivors: FEMA Region 10 Support for Oregon Wildfire Advisory #2 Apply for FEMA Assistance: Registration is open for those affected […]
THE CITY OF TUALATIN GRANT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU!
The Tualatin City Council tasked the City of Tualatin’s Economic Development Division with a new mission of “managing and implementing an effective, efficient, and nimble local economic recovery effort, in collaboration with vital partners, that charts a path for future economic prosperity. With that interim mission, the City of Tualatin is following and expanding on […]
Stunning Report from OBI Shows 41% Increase in Statewide Business Taxes in Oregon by 2022
Due to recently-passed state tax changes, Oregon businesses will see a 41% increase in state taxes by 2022, according to a new report from the nonprofit State Tax Research Institute (STRI). The OBI Foundation worked with STRI to commission the analysis, which was completed by the national accounting firm Ernst & Young. STRI says that, in […]
2021 Tualatin Chamber Directory
It is once again Tualatin Chamber of Commerce annual Magazine time of year – the official Community & Business Magazine of Tualatin features invaluable local business and community information. Pamplin Media partners with the Tualatin Chamber to produce the annual magazine and the ad revenues directly benefit your Tualatin Chamber. 2021 Tualatin Directory Rate Card […]
The Key to Finding Your Free Keywords
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant https://www.pexels.com/photo/brass-ornate-vintage-key-on-black-computer-keyboard-39389/ Let’s face it: Google is the big gorilla in room when it comes to the volume of Internet searches which are conducted every day around the world. According to Statistica.com, a humungous 86.86% of all Internet searches are done on Google. Therefore, if you please Google’s search engines, then […]
Small Business Loans Available Now!
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant https://www.pexels.com/photo/pile-of-gold-round-coins-106152/ Helping Washington County (Oregon) business owners gain access to capital is my primary focus as the Business Recovery Center Consultant. Capital takes many forms—it can be money invested by the business owner, by their family members or friends, from a grant, or from a loan. Here are a […]
New Business Oregon/Point West Credit Union Grant for Small Businesses
By Kathy Bazan, BRC Consultant Business Recovery Center ARTICLE HERE Business Oregon is funding a $22.5M grant program which will be processed by the wonderful people at Point West Credit Union. If your business has NOT received a State of Oregon COVID-19 Emergency Business Grant, apply here: https://www.pointwestcu.com/bizgrants/ If you received a State of Oregon […]
Small Business Administration Provides Low-interest Disaster Loans
SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to non-farm businesses, nonprofits, homeowners, and renters in Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion. To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, survivors must first contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.disasterassistance.gov. Applicants may apply online, receive additional SBA disaster assistance information and download SBA […]