Financial Organizations

Business Oregon works closely with the following financial organizations to assist small business growth.

eDev—Entreprenuerial Development Services
Eugene, Oregon, 541-463-4606
eDev is a nonprofit microenterprise development organization located in Eugene, Oregon. Its evolving mission is to provide business development services to both individuals who are wanting to either start a small business or to build its existing business, and to communities that are wanting to economically strengthen and diversify their economies. Se Habla Español—spanish language services

Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
Portland, Oregon, 503-222-0280
The Chamber serves to increase economic advancement of the Latino business community, build business competency and enhance opportunities for Latino-owned businesses to earn contracts for public- and private-sector projects. Se Habla Español—Spanish language services

Mercy Corps Northwest
43 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, Oregon 97204.
Phone: 503-896-5070
Mercy Corps Northwest works to assist motivated low-income individuals improve their lives through starting or expanding a small business by providing funding, matched savings and other services that help clients increase their economic self-sufficiency through self-employment. Mercy Corps Northwest offers a range of services to small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. These services include:

• Seminars (topic-specific for entrepreneurs)
• Foundations Business Planning Course
• MicroMentor (connects you with a business mentor)
• Loan Program
• Matched Savings (IDA) Program
• Women's Business Center (one-on-one counseling services)

Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)
Portland, Oregon, 503-249-7744
The association was formed to promote and develop entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in Oregon and southwest Washington. Se Habla Español—Spanish language services

Oregon Microenterprise Network (OMEN)
Portland, Oregon, 503-546-9913
This network provides training and offers lending and marketing expertise to enhance members' personal effectiveness, economic literacy and business skills. It educates the public about microenterprise development and promotes the use of cooperative strategies to combat poverty. Se Habla Español—Spanish language services

ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific
Coos Bay, Oregon, 541-266-9945 and Astoria, Oregon, 503-325-4476
ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific is a certified nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution providing small-business services to the coastal communities of the Pacific Northwest. Se Habla Español—Spanish language services

South Central Oregon Economic Development District (SCOEDD)
317 South 7th; 2nd Floor, Klamath Falls Oregon, 97601, 541-884-5593
The South Central Oregon Economic Development District serves as the primary conduit for regional economic development resources for Klamath and Lake counties. It provides the professional staff to provide support to economic development planning on a regional basis, and to the individual economic development efforts of Lake County and Klamath County. SCOEDD also manages and administers regional grant and loan programs.