Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurs’

Business Portland, a new web site for Portland businesses

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The City of Portland has just launched (mere hours ago) a new web site, Business Portland, aimed at “bring[ing] together resources to help Portland businesses grow and prosper.”  According to the Portland Business Journal

The site will offer information related to business assistance, such as financing, incentives for business development, mentoring and business counseling services. It will also provide suggestions on meeting sustainability goals, as well as links to business associations and nonprofit organizations.

Being only hours old, there isn’t much information on there yet, apart from links to some local resources.  It looks like the site’s development is intended to follow users’ preferences and feedback, like most social ventures.  Since the site has a long way to go, and can grow in any number of directions, it might be worth checking back in on over the coming months.

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Lawyers and Entrepreneurs

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Occasionally we drop by the Kauffman Foundation’s site to see what’s the news at one of the centers of American entrepreneurialism (maybe an overstatement, but it’s very important).  Their site is packed full of useful information for the entrepreneurial-minded.  We were pleasantly surprised to see on their front page this article about the Foundation’s recent $10 million investment to cultivate innovation-friendly law, policy and legal scholarship.  Investment in this area is crucial; the law is notoriously slow to catch up, especially so when applied to innovative industries and 2.0 (more…)

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Oregon’s Bicycle Industry

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Next month’s cover story in Oregon Business Magazine is about the recent growth of Oregon’s bicycle industry.  It’s great to see an industry so resilient — and prosperous — despite the floundering economy.  So add Oregon’s bicycle industry to the handful of growth industries that make this area so unique, like green tech, outdoor apparel, design, and microbrewing, among others.  As these industries grow, expect to see smaller companies sprout up around the main players, providing complementary products and services. (more…)

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