Starting new businesses

Education for professionals

River Wave Foods owner Rebecca Kawanami smiling with her tapenade product line

Start and grow your business

Make sure you set your business up for success by crafting a solid plan of action with courses designed to help you refine your idea(s). Then, explore our Business Design Series and Business Builders courses to ensure your business has a stable foundation from which to grow.

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Business Design Series

Create the business you’ve always wanted and develop a plan to put into action.

Owner of Aries Apparel athletic wear standing holding volleyball in retail store

Business Builders

Develop, start, and grow your business with confidence.

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Restaurant Business Builders

Create a restaurant that can thrive in a highly competitive industry, with the best location, equipment, employees, and more.

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.