Welcome to the Business Development Center

Our Mission:  "Increasing Business Success Through Responsive Education"

The Business Development Center serves new and established businesses in the Clackamas County area, providing:

• Practical, affordable training
• Free confidential business counseling
• Information and referral services
• Access to small business resources

Our programs and workshops are designed to provide business owners with strategies and practical skills necessary to run a successful business.

We focus on assisting with the stability and expansion of local businesses, as well as preparing entrepreneurs to successfully navigate the often stormy seas of business startup.

Our confidential, professional business counseling can help guide you in:

• preparing a business plan
• discovering new business opportunities
• developing a winning marketing strategy
• buying or selling a business
• choosing a records system
• financing your business
• complying with government regulations
• identifying business resources
• and much more

Where to find us:

7736 SE Harmony Road
Milwaukie, OR  97222
 
The Business Development Center is conveniently located in the Clackamas Town Center area, Room 172 in the OIT Metro Building, adjacent to the North Clackamas Aquatic Park.

Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, Saturday and evenings by appointment only.  Closed holidays and College closure days.

Please call 503-656-4447 (or contact us by e-mail at: bizcenter@clackamas.edu) to schedule a counseling session or to assure access to our business resource center.

The Business Development Center is a member of Oregon Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, providing online information for small business owners and managers.

For detailed, up-to-date information on our programs, workshops and services, visit our www.BizCenter.org web site--and be sure to bookmark the site to use as your gateway to small business Internet resources.

The Business Development Center is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The support given by the SBA through such funding does not constitute or express an implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsor's or participant's opinions, products or services.

A partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department.