Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

PCC Small Business ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý¹Ù·½Íø_ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý-¡¾appÏÂÔØ¡¿ment Center

Contact info: sbdc@pcc.edu

Articles (277):

Instructor Spotlight: Jackie Babicky-Peterson on the Business Design Series

Jackie Babicky-Peterson has been with Portland Community College since 2001. With a well-versed background, Jackie teaches the Business Design Series […] Posted November 15, 2019

Meet Our Newest Capital Access Team Member: Oscar Novelo

With a strong background in Community ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý¹Ù·½Íø_ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý-¡¾appÏÂÔØ¡¿ment and Financing of Public Improvement Projects, Oscar Novelo brings his talents to the […] Posted October 31, 2019

Selling Internationally as a Global Business Professional

Renowned Instructor and Trade Expert Jim Foley partners with PCC SBDC to lead a course preparing students to become certified […] Posted October 10, 2019

How to Grow with SBDC’s Business ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý¹Ù·½Íø_ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý-¡¾appÏÂÔØ¡¿ment Courses

Orientations offered by PCC’s Small Business ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý¹Ù·½Íø_ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý-¡¾appÏÂÔØ¡¿ment Center (at no cost!) are a great way to learn about the business […] Posted October 1, 2019

How Much Revenue Do You Need as a New Restaurant or Bar in Portland?

In August of 2019, the Northeast Portland brunch cafe Beeswing closed its doors. The restaurant had been open for two […] Posted September 17, 2019

Restaurant Business Builders with PCC’s SBDC

“The program was a great help, I wish we would have started (with Restaurant Business Builders) before we actually considered […] Posted September 9, 2019

Advisor Spotlight: Jill Beaman (Getting Your Recipe to Market)

With a deep background in the wine industry, professional education in agriculture and business, and experience as a food researcher, […] Posted August 29, 2019

Fall Small Business ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý¹Ù·½Íø_ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý-¡¾appÏÂÔØ¡¿ment Classes Offered by PCC

Registration for fall programming opened last week and PCC SBDC is accepting applications from small business owners, entrepreneurs and global […] Posted August 22, 2019

Why PCC SBDC Remains Optimistic About Retail, Despite Recent Headlines

Earlier this month, Barneys filed for bankruptcy, joining a growing list of other large retailers to file in recent years […] Posted August 15, 2019

Small Business Profile: Beanstalk Children’s Retail Clothing

Carmen Ripley Wilson approached the PCC Small Business ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý¹Ù·½Íø_ÍòÏó³ÇÌåÓý-¡¾appÏÂÔØ¡¿ment Center seeking help with her new retail business. She was going […] Posted August 1, 2019