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Dislocated Workers Project
Announces a Free Seminar
Entitled:
Entrepreneurial Insight"
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Office of Minority, Women a n d Emerging Small Business
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETW EEN A DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS AND AN EMERGING
SMALL BUSINESS??
T h e c n te n a for an E m erging Sm all B usiness m e e ts th e follow ing L egislative re q u ire m e n ts:
T h e b u sin e ss m u st be b ased in O regon;
T h e b u sin ess m u st h av e gross receip ts av erag in g less th a n $2,000,000 for c o n stru c tio n firm s a n d
$ 7 0 0 ,0 0 0 for n o n c o n stru c tio n firm s;
T h e b u sin e ss m u st h av e less th a n 20 em ployees;
T h e b u sin e ss m u st be an in d e p e n d e n t B usiness;
T h e b u sin ess m u st be p ro p erly licen sed a n d registered in th e state.
T h e 1989 legislative b o d y e n a c te d ch an g es in th e law w hich allow p u blic agencies to re q u ire b id d e rs to
su b c o n tra c t w ork to ESBs lo cated in eco n o m ically d ep ressed a re a s o f the state. T h e geographic b o u n d a rie s
are c u rre n tly being d e te rm in e d .
A Disadvantaged Business is one that meets the
criteria set by the U.S. D epartment o f Transporta
tion. A Disadvantaged business is one that is at least
51% owned by one or more ethnic minorities or
women. The requirem ents are:
The disadvantaged person m ust have the pow er to
make the day to day and m anagem ent decisions for
the firm:
The disadvantaged person m ust have made a real
and substantial contribution o f capital or expertise
for their interest in the firm;
Non-disadvantaged owners must not have responsi
bilities fp; the operation of the firm which are
disproportionate to their ow nership o f the firm.
Agencies which receive federal funds such as the
Oregon Department o f Transportation, Lane Transit
District, Tri-M et and Port o f Portland all have goals
for using disadvantaged businesses in their contract
ing. A business may qualify both as a disadvantaged
business and as an em erging small business or it
may qualify for onloy one o f the programs.
Lena Garcia-Seabold
O M W E SB staff sta n d read y to h elp you cut th ro u g h red tap e a t th e federal, state, a n d local levels. I f you are
h av in g a p ro b le m w ith p a y m e n t o n a c o n tra c t, a ruling, getting y o u r b u sin e ss sta rte d , k n o w in g w here to get
m a n a g e m e n t assistan ce, W E C A N H E L P. W e are on y o u r side a n d we w a n t to m a k e it e a sie r for y o u r
b u sin e ss to o p e ra te in th e S tate o f O regon. W e c a n n o t o v erlo o k existing rules a n d re g u la tio n s b u t we will
h elp h o w e v e r we can.
W e w o rk w ith high level staff in v a rio u s agencies.
W e k n o w w ho to call to help w ith specific pro b lem s.
W e h a v e th e right c o n ta c ts in o th e r g o v e rn m e n t offices.
W e follow th ro u g h so you get d ecisions, n o t the ru n a ro u n d .
W e keep y ou in fo rm e d th ro u g h o u r n e w sle tte r o f ite m s o f interest.
W e h a v e a fully bilingual staff.
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Special tree:
If you've been laid off and are th ink
ing about or ready to start or have just
started a business, the Dislocated W ork
ers Project and the Portland Community
College Small Business Developm ent
Center announce a free seminar entitled
"Entrepreneurial Insight.” G ale Morris,
entrepreneur and former Tektronix tech
nical manager, will discuss setting real
istic em otional and technical expecta
tions o f starting a business.
Information will be provided on no
cost federal, state, and local resources
that offer support for the self-employed.
The Small Business D evelopm ent C en
ter will provide an overview o f its six-
month Small Business M anagement
instructional and counseling program
which may be available at no charge to
eligible dislocated workers.
The "Entrepreneurial Insight" semi
nar will be held on Thursday, November
2, between 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon at
the Portland M etropolitan Cham ber of
Com m erce, 221 NW 2nd Avenue in the
Cham ber Board Room. RSVP to D islo
cated W orkers Project at 252-0758. For
more inform ation, contact W ayne W er-
bel, at 252-0758.
W e in v ite y o u r in q u irie s. W e are c o m m itte d to y o u r success as a sm all b usiness. P lease c o n ta c t us by
p h o n e, m ail o r in p e rso n at:
STATE OF OREGON OFFICE OF MINORITY, WOMEN AND EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS
Executive Department
155 Cottage Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97310
503-378-5651
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