Oregon Rural Business Links

We build cooperative financial partners with rural Oregonians. Nearly all of Rural Development's Business Programs deliver assistance through intermediaries (nonprofit economic development groups, public bodies, tribes, rural electric coops, etc.). Fortunately, rural Oregon has a wealth of active groups committed to economic development.
 

Links to Agencies and Organizations

• Oregon Business Development Department (Business Oregon)
• Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)
• Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
• Oregon Small Business Development Centers (SBDC's)
• Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA)
• Small Business Administration (SBA) - Portland office
• USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

• U.S. Small Business Administration, Portland District Office

• U.S. Small Business Administration, Boise District Office, serving Wallowa, Union, Grant, Baker, Harney & Malheur Counties

Resources

• Oregon Prospector - Oregon's official Web site for site selection
• Where Business Grows - Oregon's official business recruitment Web site

Demographics

• Population - Rural Development program eligibility is based on the most recent decennial US Census
• Unemployment rates - Oregon Employment Department, Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS)
• Median household income - USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)
• Distressed communities - Oregon Business Development Department (Business Oregon)
• Recent natural disaster designations - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• State minimum wage - Oregon's minimum wage rate is $8.50 per hour as of 1/1/2011
• Federal minimum wage - The Federal minimum wage rate is $7.255 per hour as of 7/24/2009
• Congressional districts - Oregon Blue Book

Financial Tools

• NAICS codes - North American Industrial Classification System (US Census Bureau)
• Small business size standards - Small Business Administration (SBA)

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