Resources for entrepreneurs

COVID-19 resources from Oregon’s Women’s Business Center

• Community-based support for Oregon small business owners
• CDC guidelines for small business owners
• Videos on supporting your business during COVID‑19 

Business plans, charts and IDA checklists

• Business plan template
• Business plan template: All industries
• Business plan checklist
• Overhead expense chart
• Legal structure matrix
• Business plan in Arabic

Business finance

• Startup and IDA purchase list
• Guide to crowd funding
• P&L+ business cash flow
• Break even calculator
• Personal cash flow
• Business plan samples: All industries

Personal finance

• Small business tax help
• Facts about credit
• Fair credit reporting act

Marketing research

• ReferenceUSA (Need a subscription or valid library card number to access. Not all county libraries provide access.)
• Portland maps
• Portland neighborhoods by the numbers
• US Census data

Operations

• Time management
• Definition and certifications for B Corps

Relevant articles and links

• Why small businesses fail
• Make decisions with data
• Anatomy of a killer business plan

In 1988, the SBA established The Women’s Business Center Program to better help women overcome continuing barriers to success. Today there are Women’s Business Centers in almost every state. Mercy Corps Northwest is proud to host the only Women’s Business Center in the state of Oregon, located in Portland. The Oregon Women’s Business Center at Mercy Corps Northwest is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).