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NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
WINNER
N orvell Lynn M oore estab ­
lished his business in 1982.
KOLA, Inc. d istributes indus­
trial supplies and is also a gen­
eral contracting business spe­
cializing in com m ercial work.
Lynn takes pride in his N ative
A m erican heritage. He is a
member o f the O glala Sioux
Tribe.
His office reflects his love
o f his culture. Lynn and his
wife Sharon alw ays m ake an
effort to hire N ative Am erican
sub contractors and laborers
on their construction projects.
He also takes pride in selling
quality products and m aintain­
ing a high level o f custom er
satisfaction. Lynn knows that
successful business ow ners do
not achieve success alone.
He is an active m em ber o f
several business associations
and cham bers. Lvnn knows
that form ing allian ces with
o th e r b u sin e ss o w ners e x ­
pands his know ledge o f the
changing m arketplace which
helps his to reev alu ate his
business strategy and develop
new action plans for achieving
su ccess.
He believes in creating a
strong support group, co n sist­
ing o f friends, fam ily and as­
sociates to lend m oral support
and assistance for m aking his
business dream s a reality.
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“ Some o f the relationships
w e’ve built over the years with
our custom ers, bankers and
supports have helped us along
through w ord-of-m outh.”
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GOING F B I SIM SS
“ We are in the discussion
phase o f creating a w ebsite.
We are g etting into the E-
commerce side of it by working
with GCAP (the Government
C o ntract A cquisition Plan).
W e’re also had to add some folks
to our business who have that
technical expertise. We are mak­
ing the transition to working on
the Internet. It’s been a little bit
rocky.”
I OOKING B \( K
“ One of the things I even did
was join OAME (Oregon Asso­
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“ W e’ve had p h en o m en al
growth. We started the com ­
pany w ith my father and a
friend in 1982 to make some
extra money. It has grown from
where we did business out o f
our garage to where we now
have our own building. Last
year, we made $1.3 m illion in
overall sa le s.”
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c ia tio n o f M inority E n te r­
prises). I can’t think of a better
way to start a business than to
get to g eth e r w ith b u sin e ss
people and see how it’s done.
W e’ve done b u sin ess w ith
OAME and learned how to do
business through them.
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“Keep your credit ratings up.
Make sure you’re paying your
bills and you’ve got to do things
to make money.”
E v e ry y e a r th e F e d e r a l
G o v e rn m e n t p u rc h a se s
b i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s w o r th
o f p ro d u c ts and s e rv ic e s
r a n g in g fro m n u ts an d
b o lts to c o m p u te r s y s te m s
a n d fro m p l a n t i n g t r e e s to
c o m p le x e n g i n e e r i n g s e r ­
v ic e s .
T h ese p ro d u c ts and s e r ­
v ic e s m ay be th e s a m e as
th o s e y o u a re m a k in g or
p r o v i d i n g . I f y o u a re an
O re g o n
m a n u fa c tu re r,
w h o le s a le r o r s e r v ic e p r o ­
v id e r y o u s h o u ld ta k e
t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y to ta p
in to th e w o r l d ’ s l a r g e s t
m a r k e t, th e U .S . G o v e r n ­
m e n t.
The F e d e ra l G o v e rn ­
m ent b u y s o v e r $125 m il­
lio n d o l la r s e v e ry d ay
from s m a ll b u s in e s s e s lik e
y o u rs. M any b u s in e s s e s
h a v e n o t ta k e n a d v a n ta g e
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t u n i t i e s b e c a u s e th e y a re
u n a w a re o f th e m o r a re a p ­
p r e h e n s i v e o f th e p r o c e ­
d u res :
H ow do I f in d o p p o r t u ­
n i t i e s to s e l l to th e G o v ­
e rn m e n t? Do th e y buy
w h a t I s e ll ? W h a t a b u t th e
p a p e rw o rk ? C an 1 s e ll
e l e c t r o n i c a l l y a n d how do
1 do it? T h e G o v e r n m e n t
C o n tr a c t A c q u is itio n
P r o g r a m ( G C A P ) w as e s ­
t a b l i s h e d to p r o v id e c o m ­
p re h e n s iv e in fo rm a tio n
a n d a s s i s t a n c e to O r e g o n
s m a ll b u s i n e s s e s d e s ir in g
to c o m p e te in th is m a r k e t.
D a ily c o m p u t e r m a t c h ­
in g o f c o n t r a c t o p p o r t u ­
n i t i e s w ith y o u r c o m p a n y
i n c lu d in g :
•C o m m erce B u s in e s s
D a i ly , l i s t i n g o p p o r t u n i ­
t i e s s t a r t i n g at $ 2 5 ,0 0 0
fro m e v e ry f e d e r a l a g e n c y
n a tio n w id e
•S m a ll p u r c h a s e o p p o r ­
t u n i t i e s u n d e r $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0
fro m s e v e r a l m a jo r b u y in g
a g e n c ie s fo r p ro d u c ts
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b id s ,
l i s t i n g o p p o r tu n i ti e s from
o v e rse a s
• E l e c t r o n i c D a ta I n t e r ­
c h a n g e i n f o r m a t io n
S ta te a n d lo c a l o p p o r ­
tu n itie s
I n f o r m a t i o n on d o in g
b u s in e s s w ith th e S ta te o f
O re g o n , p o rts , c itie s ,
c o u n tie s , o th e r g o v e rn ­
m e n ta l a g e n c i e s , an d b i d ­
d in g o p p o r t u n i t i e s fro m
o t h e r s t a t e s v ia USA b id .
S ta te a n d lo c a l o p p o r ­
tu n itie s
I n f o r m a t i o n on d o in g
b u s in e s s w ith th e S ta te o f
O re g o n , p o rts , c itie s ,
c o u n tie s , o th e r g o v e rn ­
m e n ta l a g e n c i e s , an d b i d ­
d in g o p p o r t u n i t i e s fro m
o t h e r s t a t e s v ia USA B id .
S m a ll B u s in e s s I n n o v a ­
tio n R e s e a r c h (S B IR )
•R e se a rc h and d e v e lo p ­
m e n t o p p o r tu n i ti e s fro m a
v a r i e t y o f a g e n c ie s
•A s s is ta n c e w ith p r e p a ­
r a tio n
• C o o rd in a tio n w ith o th e r
a g e n c ie s
•Sm all B u sin e ss T e c h n o l­
ogy T r a n s f e r (S T T R )
P o rtla n d /G C AP
O ne W o rld T ra d e C e n te r
1 2 1 SW . S a lm o n ,
S u ite 300
P o rtla n d , OR 97204
Phone: 5 0 3 /2 2 9 -5 6 2 5
Fax: 503/222-5050
y fu h u y our Ewceryuuj
Celebrating cultural diversity in our workplace and
community!
Ceres Behavioral Healthcare Systems,
An Affiliate o f Magellan Behavioral Health, offers
managed mental health and chemical dependency services
and employee assistance programs.
Current employment opportunities include:
Care Manager, Customer Support Specialist,
And Receptionist.
For more information, contact Human Resources
Tel: 503/224-2214 * Fax: 503/219-6892
E-maiT.jharvey@magellanhealth.com
THE PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
is proud of the minority-owned businesses in the OAME
Cascade Plaza business incubator. We salute the following
North Portland incubator businesses:
MAGNETIC ATTRACTIONS
ALPHA GROUP ONE*
Manufacturer of Refrigerator
Magnets of All Types
Marilyn Riggs, Owner
Recycles computer and
electronic equipment
Harold Cheeks, Owner
•Minority-owned
DESIGN-A-WELD*
IPM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Metal M illing and Lathing
Esau Williams, Owner
*M inority-owned
Insect Control Systems
Philipp Kirsch, Owner
Each of these businesses has received a small business loan through PDCs
Economic Development Department. The business incubator program
provides support to budding entrepreneurs until they can get a solid
financial start. Another emerging business then takes their place.
If you would like more information on small business loans from the Portland
Development Commission, please contact Wally Zw ingli at 823-3321.
PDC supports minority-owned businesses because we know that successful
small businesses are the backbone o f a healthy local economy.
PDC
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DEVELOPMENT
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