Mercy Corps Northwest
Training & Loans from $500 to $50,000
Tel: (503) 236-1580 Email:  contact@mercycorpsnw.org
http://www.mercycorpsnw.org/

Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)
Business Capital Resource Center
Training, Microloans, & Grants
4134 N Vancouver Avenue
Portland, OR 97217
Tel: (503) 249-7744  Email: oame@oame.org

Oregon Economic & Community Development Department
Business Finance Programs - Microloacns
Tel: (503) 229-5114  Laila Cully  Email: laila.cully@state.or.us
http://www.econ.oregon.gov/

Portland Development Commission Business Finance Programs
Matching grants for pre-development assistance and storefront improvements.
Loans for equipment purchases, renovations, tenant improvements, commercial real state acquisitions, and working capital.
Tel: (503) 823-3200  Web: http://www.pdc.us/

Other Resources

Internal Revenue Service
Tax information
http://www.irs.gov/

Social Security Administration
Verify employee SSNs, submit W-2s and find benefit information at
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso

List of Webinar Recordings (provided by the IRS)
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• Avoiding Information Return Penalties - May 28, 2008 - 

• Income Verification Express Service (IVES) - May 7, 2008

• Hiring Workers for your Business:  Are they Employees or Independent Contractors?  IRS, The Nevada Attorney General's Office, and The Nevada Contractors Board - April 30, 2008 

• Disaster Relief for Nevada, Oregon and Washington (with IRS, SBA and FEMA) - January 31, 2008

• Hiring Workers for Your Business: Are They Independent Contractors or Employees?

  (Worker Classification - Federal and Washington State Law) - January 17, 2008

• Internal Revenue Service/Social Security Administration Employment Tax Updates - October 25, 2007 

• Worker Classification - Federal and Idaho State Law for Employee or Independent Contractor Determination - July 31, 2007

• Worker Classification - Federal and Oregon State Law for Employee or Independent Contractor Determination -- April 19, 2007  

• Making Taxes Easier for Small Business Webinar -- February 8, 2007 

• Find other free webinars or phone forums in your state at Small Business Events on our web site at:  http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99202,00.html