Our Mission

The PSU Business Outreach Program's mission is to help local small businesses, including emerging, minority and women-owned businesses, achieve their potential while providing students with opportunities for community based learning. 

Oregon has 300,000 qualified "microenterprises" comprised of fewer than five employees. That's 86% of all registered businesses, employing 16% of the entire workforce, according to the US Department of Commerce.

Since 1994 the Business Outreach Program efforts include:

• Over 600 companies supported
• Over 1,500 students placed as consultants
• One million dollars of student consulting services provided (based on $3,000 per project)
• During the past four years we have served over 80 businesses.

News and Awards

• Recent News
• School of Business Administration 2011 Fall Newsletter
• 2009 Portland State University Departmental Civic Engagement Award
  More information about the award can be found here.
• The Vanguard - February 5, 2009
• The Oregonian - September 23, 2008
• Portland State Magazine - Winter 2007

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