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Alliance Small Business Programs

If you're a small business, you'll feel right at home with the Portland Business Alliance - 80 percent of our member businesses have 50 or fewer employees.

Helping small businesses prosper is a key part of our mission. We offer a rich array of programs boosting your business, saving you money, raising your impact and cultivating a business environment that supports job creation, retention and growth.

Cornerstones for Success

Cornerstones for Success is an educational forum for small to mid-sized businesses. Each event addresses a different topic that affect businesses in the Portland metropolitan area. Event topics are selected by members of the Cornerstones committee. Series sponsors for this event are Regence and West Coast Bank.

For upcoming events check out our event calendar
Committee Members:
- David VanSpeybroeck, Bullivant Houser Bailey (chair)
- Beth E. Cooke, Portland State University
- Bill Dolan, SpiritMedia
- Jan Frutiger, A-Ball Plumbing Supply
- Steve Kneefel, Big B Creations, Inc. (co-chair)
- Todd McConachie, Bank of the Cascades
- Jeff Schneider, Sandler
- Larry Schwartz, West Coast Bank - Portland
- Michael Thompson, Market Accelerators, LLC
- Gary Tomono, FASTSIGNS

Small Business Council

The Small Business Council (SBC) is a group of small business owners and operators serving in an advisory capacity to the Portland Business Alliance. The SBC presents an organized voice on issues impacting Alliance small business members. To see what the Small Business Council has been working on, login to Members Only and check out the meeting minutes.

Upcoming Meetings: All meetings located at 200 SW Market, Lobby Conference Room
- Wed. April 23, 3-4:30 p.m.
- Wed. May 28, 3-4:30 p.m.
Small Business Bill of Rights (pdf)
Small Business Prosperity Strategy
Council Members:
- Debbie Kitchin, InterWorks, LLC (chair)
- Jackie Babicky-Peterson, Babicky Performance Partners
- Jeff Bodie, Grenley, Rotenberg, Evans, Bragg & Bodie, P.C.
- Robert Charlton, Charlton Engel Marketing, Inc.
- Steve Cohn, Write It For Me
- Jerry Edwards, Principal Financial Group
- Robert Fields, Multnomah County Oregon
- Andrew Frazier, Frazier Hunnicutt Financial
- Jan Frutiger, A-Ball Plumbing
- Chris Gear, MacForce
- Paul Houchin, NW Sun Solutions
- Matthew Hunnicutt, Frazier Hunnicut Financial
- Charles P. (Chuck) Jones, Chuck Jones & Associates, Inc.
- Diane Nudelman, Advance Promotions
- Steve Rawlinson, Three Star Fix
- Robert Rosenkranz, Serv U-1st
- Jared Roth, Action International
- Larry Schwartz, West Coast Bank - Portland
- Char Shinn, Northwest Resource Federal Credit Union
- Kent Smith, SCORE
- Michael Smolak, Dimension Resources
- Guy Snyder, Snyder & Snyder Architects
- Darren Starr, Fortune Technologies
- Hans Tash, NW Sun Solutions
- Gary Tomono, FASTSIGNS

Business Leads Exchange/ShopTalk Showcase

Business Leads Exchange and ShopTalk Showcases both provide opportunities for small businesses to connect with each other. Business Leads Exchange is a structured networking event geared towards building lasting business relationships and sharing valuable business leads. ShopTalk Showcase is a free networking event hosted at different member businesses. This event is a great opportunity to showcase your business and meet other Alliance members.

Calendar of events

Advertising

The Alliance provides many value-priced advertising opportunities for small businesses. Advertising is available in the AllianceNews semi-monthly print newsletter, ecalendar or enewsletter and on the Alliance web site. For more information or to request a media kit, contact Rachel Vance, 503.552.6741.