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Possibility grows when we're in it together.

We’ve been recognized for serving the community we love with sound legal guidance.

Possibility grows when we're in it together.

We’ve been recognized for serving the community we love with sound legal guidance.

We measure community in how we all show up.

Our community spans cities, states, and time zones. We’re connected by a shared commitment to leading with integrity and lifting others up. Across our network, we work to open doors to opportunity for people who have been historically and systematically excluded. 

If you work the same way, you're in the right place.

Glow Up Your Biz helps you do just that.

Our ongoing series equips nonprofits and small business owners with tools, support, and practical guidance. You’ll learn alongside others in our network, share insights, and celebrate wins along the way. All sessions are virtual, with tickets offered on a sliding scale.

Our seminars have ended for the season.
Check back over the summer for next season's seminars.

Got ideas for upcoming seminars?

We’d love to hear from you.

March 6

  • 12pm – 1pm

What to Know Before Buying or Selling a Business

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Thinking about buying or selling a business? The biggest mistake people make is signing contracts they don’t fully understand — and paying for it later. In this informative and approachable presentation, we will walk you through the real-world structure of buy/sell agreements, what’s typically included, and the deal terms that can make or break your financial future.

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March 13

  • 12pm – 1pm

Beyond the Basics: Nonprofit Legal Intensive

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Join us for a 2-hour intensive bootcamp designed for nonprofit directors and executive leaders. This session will equip you with the critical legal knowledge needed to effectively manage, lead, and grow your nonprofit organization.

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The company we keep.

We partner with community organizations doing meaningful work to support nonprofits and small businesses. Through webinars, referrals, shared resources, and more, we help expand their long-term impact.

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network builds and strengthens Oregon and Southwest Washington’s early-stage entrepreneurs through the provision of education, guidance, connections, and financial opportunities, to impel increasing economic impact throughout the region.
NAO is the statewide nonprofit membership organization representing and supporting charitable nonprofits of all sizes, geographic locations and missions across Oregon. NAO’s work ensures a future in which Oregon nonprofits are visible and valued as essential contributors to our society.
Portland Metro Chamber is the oldest, largest, and most diverse business organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington, and the leading voice for business in the region. The Chamber advocates at all levels of government to improve commerce, encourage community development, and grow regional economic prosperity.
Livelihood NW provides free and low cost professional business support services throughout Oregon and SW Washington. They foster business sustainability and growth for entrepreneurs to build thriving local communities.
ORPIB champions economic empowerment for LGBTQIA2S+ businesses and communities throughout Oregon and SW Washington. ORPIB seeks to serve communities of LGBTQIA2S+ business owners, non-profit leaders, and individual professionals and students throughout Oregon and SW Washington through Education, Advocacy, and Connection.
MESO elevates the cultural tapestry of under-resourced and excluded entrepreneurs to build resilience and thriving communities through access to capital tailored business assistance and education.
RAIN Catalysts is a nonprofit led by experienced entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders. RAIN supports, inspires and empowers rural and underrepresented entrepreneurs, innovators, and small business owners to build inclusive prosperity in our communities.
HMC exists to create opportunities and grow the Latino community’s wealth and assets by investing in its community’s entrepreneurial spirit; supporting its future generations’ access to higher education; and preparing its emerging leaders to succeed in their careers and in the communities at large.
The Foundry Collective Reinventing Rural initiative helps community organizations create strong rural economies by engaging and assisting local efforts to build rural economies through entrepreneurship.
The Oregon MBDA identifies and supports established Minority Business Enterprises to achieve targeted objectives including boosting revenue and securing government, state, and local contracts. The Oregon MBDA Business Center is managed and operated by Business Impact NW.
OWBC at Livelihood NW provides free and low cost professional business support services for women. OWBC is open to businesses at all stages of growth, in any industry, throughout Oregon.
VBOC at Business Impact NW empowers active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve Component members, members of the Coast Guard, transitioning service members, Veterans of all eras, as well as military spouses who are thinking about starting, purchasing or growing a small business.
FBRC at Business Impact NW offers comprehensive support for food and farm entrepreneurs across Oregon and Washington State. They provide access to essential skills, resources, networks, and marketplace opportunities to help start, run, and grow food or farm-related businesses.
APANO unites Asians to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development and cultural work. They work to build a powerful base of members who create and lead solutions that address real issues in their communities and shift the balance of power.
BACC catalyzes economic development by uplifting, empowering, and educating the Black business community. They deliver services with cultural and professional competency gained from working within the Black community nationwide.
LatinoBuilt is Oregon & SW Washington’s largest trade association dedicated to advancing Latino-owned construction businesses and Latinos in construction. LatinoBuilt works to eliminate inequities and expand opportunities for Latinos, and other underrepresented groups, in the construction industry toward a more equitable future.

Where we lend our expertise.

We provide grant-funded legal counsel and advice to business owners through trusted community organizations. This work helps make legal support accessible to entrepreneurs who might not otherwise have it.

Xcelerate helps women business owners overcome systemic inequities to grow their businesses and build economic power now. Their transformative community is changing the face of success in business to be more inclusive, authentic, and sustainable.

Northwest Native Chamber works with all members of the community to transform the economic landscape for Native and Tribal people in the Northwest. The Northwest Native Chamber is Native led and focuses on building relationships and seeking economic justice.

Business Impact NW is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). They help underbanked entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on working with socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the financial and business sectors.

Hacienda Community Development Corporation is a Latino-led organization dedicated to advancing the social and economic mobility of all communities. Hacienda is now Oregon’s largest Latino-led, Latino-serving housing organization and remains a trusted name in the community as they continue to expand their services throughout the Portland metropolitan area.

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