Business Resources

Because we are passionate about the importance of small business in our local economy, Cleland Marketing works with a wonderful range of organizations that support small businesses. Depending on your needs, we recommend:


The Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition
Training Classes, Support Groups, Referrals, Networking

The local chamber of commerce combined with economic development resource. Has everything from training classes to Networking groups. Working hard to make Corvallis and Benton County have diversified, strong economies.

The Business Enterprise Center
Low Rent Office Space, Advisors, and shared resources for Start Ups

Success Starts Here. An incubator for small businesses providing space, support, mentoring and resources. Where I started and a great resource.

Small Business Develpment Center at LBCC
Classes, Counseling and On-Line Resources

In addition to very good live and on-line business-related classes, the SBDC provides no-charge business counselling for all phases of business operations, from startup through flipping or sale.

Micro-Business Program at Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services
Classes, Counseling and On-Line Resources

Help for low-income individuals who want to start a business or build an existing business.  The program is geared towards businesses that will have five or less employees and start-up capital needs of $35,000 or less. 

The Willamette Angel Conference
Connections to Investors, Service Providers and Entrepreneurs

Innovation, Commercialization, Investment. An Angel Conference for starut up businesses fostering entrepreneurship and investment in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

COMMUNITY

A few of the very worthy organizations that we donate time, in-kind work and money to:

Ashbrook Independent School
An Independent, Secular, Pre-K to 8th grade school that prepares kids for high school, college and the real world, by emphasizing a global perspective, problem solving and team work in a rigorous academic curriculum.

Zonta Club of Corvallis and Zonta International
Committed to improving the status of women, worldwide. Providing Economic, Education and Health opportunities locally, nationally and internationally.

Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington
In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through the many enriching experiences provided by Girl Scouting, they grow courageous and strong.

Corvallis Public Schools Foundation
Building a foundation for education. Supporting Corvallis Public Schools.

Crescent Valley High School Excellence Campaign
The CV Excellence Campaign is a group of parents and staff working under the auspices of the CV Site Council as a standing committee, in conjunction with the Corvallis Public Schools Foundation.

Our Mission:
1. Encourage private funding and endowments to support CV’s highest priorities, focusing on supporting all students’ passions, in a spirit of community.
2. Make giving to CV more motivating, streamlined, easier and more effective for both current and future donors.

Destination Imagination of Oregon

Destination ImagiNation®, a program of Destination Imagination, Inc., is one of the world’s largest creativity and problem solving programs for youth of all ages, with thousands of participants in all 50 US states, 40 countries, and Canadian provinces participating annually.

KIVA
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website. By enabling people to connect with and make personal loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world, Kiva is revolutionizing the fight against global poverty

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