Business Oregon offers these programs to help your business grow. Please also check the services under the Business Services category for other assistance programs.
Business Oregon has a team of professionals to assist businesses with their financing needs by packaging loan programs or by matching a partner service provider with a business. >>Learn More
Oregon offers globally competitive tax incentives to help encourage businesses to locate in Oregon, and existing Oregon businesses to grow and prosper. A 2008 report by Ernst and Young ranked Oregon as having the second-lowest tax rate in the United States.
Oregon helps businesses address their workforce needs with affordable initiatives that improve worker skills and enhance businesses' ability to compete.
Community colleges respond regularly to requests from business and industry for specialized training. The colleges contract directly with firms, and training programs take place either on campus or at the business site. In addition, consulting services, workshops and assistance with business plans are provided through Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), often located on or near community colleges.
Oregon's Employer Workforce Training Fund can provide funding assistance for workforce training. More information is available at WorkSourceOregon.
Business Oregon administers an industrial site certification program certifying land as "project" or "decision-ready" for development. >>Learn More
A brownfield is property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. The Brownfields programs range in activities from site assessment to cleanup for properties where known or suspected environmental contamination is a barrier to redevelopment.
Business Oregon works with Oregon communities to support innovation, create economic opportunities and build quality communities. >>Learn More
The Infrastructure Finance Authority manages programs to enhance and expand infrastructure around industrial and commercial sites to encourage business growth. >>Learn More
In late 2009, Business Oregon assisted GL Solutions, a Bend software company, through the Credit Enhancement Fund to secure a $350,000 loan guarantee with Premier West Bank. The financing helped the company complete its business expansion plans and create 26 new jobs.
A 2010 report by Ernst and Young on state business taxes pronounced Oregon has the lowest effective business tax rate in the U.S.
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