Small Business

BizCenter, Oregon
Small Business Development Center Network, Oregon. Links to services, workshops, videos and helpful information for the entrepreneur, in Oregon. Search by zip code for the nearest SBDC office.

BrainyZip
Quick demographic information by zip code.

CLIMB for Small Business, Portland
Sources for entrepreneurs. Hosted by Portland Community College.

FormNet from Entrepreneur
Downloadable documents and forms for businesses. Use the book Ultimate Book of Business and Legal Forms for Startups as an introduction and guide.

Fund Isabella
Venture capital firm supporting women entrepreneurs

Golden Seeds
Venture capital network for women entrepreneurs

Licenses, Permits and Registrations
The official State of Oregon website that provides a single information source for Oregon licenses, certifications, permits, and registrations (all referred to as licenses)

National Association of Women Business Owners
Resources and support for women entrepreneurs

National Small Business Association
Legislative information for small business finance.

North American Industry Classification System
Developed jointly by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Links to NAIC based statistics; NAIC codes list. (Formerly: SIC codes.)

Oregon Business Channel
Brief profiles of Oregon based corporations, public and private. Rankings. Current business headlines.

Oregon: Starting A Business
Official guides and forms from the state of Oregon, Secretary of State.

Patent and Trademark Office
Searchable database, with summaries of patents; advice on how to apply.

Portland Business Alliance
Chamber information; locate area businesses; publications.

Portland Development Commission
Finance, planning and regulations within the city of Portland.

SCORE
"Counselors to America's Small Business", Portland Office.

Small Business Incubator
Regional tools for small business development. Created by Multnomah County Library.

U.S. Business Advisor
A gateway to U.S. Government information and assistance for small business, including the National Performance Review.

U.S. Uniform Commercial Code
Rules for contract law. Hosted by Cornell Law School.

U.S. Small Business Administration
"Links to small business information, including state and federal regulations, and government funded programs to assist small business development and expansion."

Write a Business Plan, from SBA
Tips from the Small Business Association.

Search the Library Catalog

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:25:30 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Journals

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:57:03 -0700

Black Enterprise

Business Week

Consumer Reports

Daily Journal of Commerce

Entrepreneur

Inc.

Money

Databases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:15:06 -0700

Organizations

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:30:38 -0700

National Business Association

Oregon Business Association

Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association

Portland Development Commission

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Blogs

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:30:30 -0700

Daily Dose
From Entrepreneur magazine, various editors and writers address breaking news for small business owners.

Small business blog
Advice and updates on topics of interest to entrepreneurs by Rieva Lesonsky.

Video

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:10:39 -0700

The Small Business Administration's YouTube Channel.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.