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CITY OF VERNONIA

 

City of Vernonia Business Licenses

Call to obtain:  503-429-5291


 

STATE AND FEDERAL

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Oregon Business Information Center

Phone: 1-503-986-2200

Website: http://www.sos.state.or.us

Email: business-info.sos@state.or.us

 


Oregon Economic and Community Development Department

Phone(Salem): 1-800-233-3306

Phone(Portland): 503-229-5625

Website: http://www.econ.state.or.us/

 


U.S. Small Business Administration

1515 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1050

Portland, Oregon  97201

Phone(SBA): 503-326-2682

Phone(SCORE): 503-326-3441

Website(SBA): http://www.sba.gov

Website(SCORE): http://www.score.org or http://www.scorepdx.org/

 


Portland Small Business Development Center

Phone: 503-978-5088

Website: http://www.sbdc.citysearch.com

 

Oregon SBDC Network:

Website: http://www.bizcenter.org

 


Oregon Secretary of State (Corporation Division):

To see if a business name is available: http://sos-venus.sos.state.or.us:8080/beri_prod/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.login

Registration forms: http://www.filinginoregon.com/forms

 


Internal Revenue Service:

1220 SW Third Avenue

Portland, OR 97204

Phone: 1-800-829-1040

Phone (Forms Distribution Center): 1-800-829-3676

IRS tax forms and regulations: http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

Virtual Small Business Workshop CD-ROM: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/page/0,,id=82782,00.html

 


Oregon Department of Revenue:

Phone (Forms Distribution Center): 1-800-829-3676

Tax forms: http://www.dor.state.or.us

 


Business Information Center (for state licensing and regulations)

Public Service Building, Suite 151

255 Capitol Street NE

Salem, OR 97310-1327

Phone: 503-986-2200

Email: business-info.sos-bic@state.or.us

 


ADA is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against disabled persons in the areas of employment, public accommodation, and public services.

 

For ADA general information:

Northwest Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (NWDBTAC)

PO Box 9046

Olympia, WA 98507-9046

Phone: 1-800-949-4232 (Voice and TDD)

 

For information on Title III of the ADA (public accommodation issues), contact:

 Office on ADA, Civil Rights Division
 U.S. Department of Justice

PO Box 66118

Washington, DC 20035-6118

Phone (Voice): 1-800-514-0301

Phone (TDD): 1-800-514-0383

 

For  information on Title I of the ADA (private employment issues), contact:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

909 First Avenue, Suite 400

Seattle, WA 98104-1061

Phone: 1-800-669-4000

 


MARKETING

 

The Virginia Pilot (advertising department)

Marketing 101, Plan Book and Media Analysis Tutorial

Website: http://www.adinsite.com/marketing.html

 


The Small Business Marketing website

Website: http://www.smallbusinessmarketingmanagement.com/

 


 

FUNDING

 

Small Business Administration

Offers a variety of loans through its 7(a) Guaranty Program.

Phone: (503) 326-2682

Website: http://www.sba.gov/financing/indexloans.html

 


Cascadia Revolving Fund

Phone: (503) 235-9635

Website: http://www.cascadiafund.org/

 


The Oregon Business Guide

Has a list of women, minority, small and home-based business assistance organizations

Website: http://www.filinginoregon.com/obg/70.htm

 


 

INTERNET RESOURCES

 

Eastern Oregon’s Small Business Center contains many links to other useful sites.

Oregon Micro-Enterprise Network more helpful links to other micro-enterprise sites.

EntrepreneurialConnection.com Provides tools, tips and training for the self-employed and small business owners

EntreWorld.org Find lots of resources here for starting and growing your business. Sponsored by the non-profit Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Portland State Business Outreach Program Offers student assistance to emerging business

Oregon Entrepreneur Forum Includes help for developing your business plan

 

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