Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Small Business Development Center

Build a profitable and rewarding small business

The Oregon Small Business Development Center at Portland Community College has helped thousands of business owners in the Portland, OR metro area over the last 35+ years. We combine one-on-one business advising with training programs taught by business experts, giving small business clients the resources they need to grow. We’ve celebrated many successes with clients at all stages of business development. We encourage you to attend our no-cost Intro to SBDC orientation to discover educational opportunities and to create a plan for action to guide your business journey.

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Explore PCC SBDC programming

Start and grow your business

Start your business on the right track, from refining your entrepreneurial idea to stabilizing your business for growth. Courses offered online.

Managing your business

Keep your business growing through adversity by making the right decisions. Maintain your competitive edge through innovation. Courses offered online.

Getting Your Recipe to Market

Turn your recipe into a commercial-ready food product.

Global Trade Center

Grow your business through exporting and importing. Courses offered online. Register for the Buying and Selling Outside the U.S. Series.

Import and export trade advising

Our team has decades of experience supporting small business professionals who seek to become importers/exporters.

Adversity response

The PCC SBDC and Global Trade Center are open for business! Discover remote resources for small businesses.

Upcoming courses

From the SBDC blog

Oregon Small Business Development Centers are funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, and by the Oregon Business Development Department.