Starting Your Business

Resources for Starting a Business

The Portland Business Handbook
A comprehensive compilation of resources for starting or expanding businesses.

Register a new business with the City of Portland
Information about registering and filing business taxes in the City of Portland and Multnomah County.

Oregon Business Wizard
Using a series of questions and answers, the Wizard provides customized information to help you start and operate an Oregon-based business.

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Where to Be an Entrepreneur The Cooperator: Portland, Oregon
“Portland and Oregon are the only places I’ve seen where constituency groups that normally fight come together,” says Gerry Langeler of Portland’s OVP Venture Partners.