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Resources and Requirements - Doing Business in Vernonia
City of Vernonia Business LicensesCall to obtain: 503-429-5291
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 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
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/
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
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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