Starting a New Business

Starting a new business can be a challenge if you lack the resources. Canvas Dreams has helped thousands of companies get their start in the online marketplace. Still, every business has to begin in the real world. Research, planning, registration and licensing are all necessary first steps to creating your new business. The resources on this page are designed to point you in the right direction to finding your answers.

Portland Area Resources

The following are links to government, economic development, and business resources local to Portland, Oregon to help with your business research and development.

Portland Chamber of Commerce
Portland SCORE
Portland Small Business Administration
Portland Community College Business Services
Sustainable Business Network of Portland

Beaverton Chamber of Commerce
Portland Development Commission
Beaverton Economic Development

State of Oregon Corporation Division

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National Business Resources

The following are links to the Sec. of State/Commonwealth, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, or Corporation Division for each State. On these sites are information relevant to business registration and licensing.

Alabama Sec. of State
Alaska Business Division
Arizona Sec. of State
Arkansas Sec. of State
California Sec. of State
Colorado Sec. of State
Connecticut Sec. of State
Delaware Sec. of State
Florida Sec. of State
Georgia Sec. of State
Hawai'i Business Division
Idaho Sec. of State
Illinois Sec. of State
Indiana Sec. of State
Iowa Sec. of State
Kansas Sec. of State
Kentucky Sec. of State
Louisiana Sec. of State
Maine Sec. of State
Maryland Sec. of State
Massachusetts Sec. of Commonwealth
Michigan Sec. of State
Minnesota Sec. of State
Mississippi Sec. of State
Missouri Sec. of State

Montana Sec. of State
Nebraska Sec. of State
Nevada Sec. of State
New Hampshire Sec. of State
New Jersey Sec. of State
New Mexico Sec. of State
New York Sec. of State
North Carolina Sec. of State
North Dakota Sec. of State
Ohio Sec. of State
Oklahoma Sec. of State
Oregon Corporation Division
Pennsylvania Sec. of Commonwealth
Rhode Island Sec. of State
South Carolina Sec. of State
South Dakota Sec. of State
Tennessee Sec. of State
Texas Sec. of State
Utah Corporation Division
Vermont Sec. of State
Virginia Sec. of Commonwealth
Washington Sec. of State
West Virginia Sec. of State
Wisconsin Sec. of State
Wyoming Sec. of State



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