Programs

  • Support for Small Businesses

    OF LIVELIHOOD NW'S CURRENT CLIENT BASE, OVER 95% OF CLIENTS ARE LOW-TO- MODERATE INCOME, BASED ON MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME (MFI) IN THE PORTLAND AREA. LIVELIHOOD NW'S CLIENT BASE IS 100% SMALL BUSINESSES, COMPRISED OF NEARLY 74% MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND 70% WOMEN-OWNED. SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND LNW HAS A HISTORY OF PROVIDING SUPPORT IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES THROUGH TRANSLATION PARTNERS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $886.8K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    LIVELIHOOD NW PROVIDES FREE AND LOW COST PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON. WE OFFER A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT TO BUSINESSES IN ALL INDUSTRIES, AT ALL STAGES FROM PRE-STARTUP TO SCALING AND GROWTH. OUR SERVICES ARE OPEN TO ALL SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON. OVER THE PAST YEAR, LIVELIHOOD NW PROVIDED BUSINESS SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 600 ENTREPRENEURS, MANY OF WHOM ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND/OR FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BUSINESS ADVISING, WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, COHORT LEARNING, BOOKKEEPING SETUP & TRAINING, RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.1M