PCC Small Business Development Center

Contact info: sbdc@pcc.edu

Articles (277):

Client Success Story: Settlemier’s Award Jackets
Settlemier’s Award Jackets is a Portland staple that’s been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1990. In 2022, third generation owner […] Posted November 22, 2022
Small Business Accounting Basics
First published by the Oregon SBDC Network here. Operating your own small business and being your own boss comes with […] Posted November 14, 2022
Setting Your Small Business Up as a Sole Proprietorship
First published by the Oregon SBDC Network here. Operating as a sole proprietor is the easiest route to starting your […] Posted October 31, 2022
Client Success Story: IRL Social Skills
PCC SBDC client Mara McLoughlin built IRL Social Skills to help autistic and other socially struggling teens, adults, and their […] Posted October 25, 2022
3 Options to Support Small Businesses During Small Business Saturday – November 26
As the nation prepares for the 2022 holiday retail season Small Business Saturday (November 26, 2022 – the day AFTER […] Posted October 24, 2022
Small Business Success Story: Past Lives
Past Lives is a 26,000 square foot maker-space located in Eastside Portland. Inspired by a life-changing accident and time spent […] Posted October 20, 2022
Small Business Success Story: Elemental Studios
Casey Campbell is founder and owner of Elemental Studios, a community ceramics studio that offers classes, workshops, and monthly memberships […] Posted September 22, 2022
Client Success Story: Maid in Portland
Ashleigh Atwood owns Maid in Portland, a local eco-friendly residential and commercial cleaning service in Portland, Oregon. After being in […] Posted August 23, 2022
Small Business Success Story: KeppingerCreative
Linda Keppinger, a Portland-based artist and photographer, founded KeppingerCreative in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Linda participated […] Posted August 3, 2022
Logo Small Business Success Story: StudioAWEsome
When Kim Boyd recognized the impacts of isolation our community was facing due to the COVID pandemic, she decided to […] Posted July 21, 2022