The Difference We Can Make
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| People with disabilities have a higher rate of self-employment and small business experience (12.2%) than people with out disabilities (7.8%) 1 |
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| There are over 54 million Americans with disabilities - one in five Americans 2 |
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| Americans with disabilities currently control $175 billion in discretionary income 3 |
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| There are nearly 1 billion people with disabilities worldwide 4 |
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| The Oregon Disability Chamber represents the economic development interests for entrepreneurs with disabilities starting or expanding their own businesses. Starting and running your own business is a difficult task. There are special incentives and programs that the Oregon Disability Chamber members are knowledgeable and experienced with. We can help you or someone you know take their special skills or interests and turn them into profitable business ventures; programs that will not only make them self-sufficient and productive but give them confidence and assertiveness. Let these programs work for you and get the support of our enthusiastic members who have started their own businesses and can help you with all your questions and problems. |
| 1. U.S. Census Bureau 2. United States Department of Labor 3. U.S. Census Bureau 4. United Nations Population Reference Bureau All photos courtesy of Wikipedia - Creative Commons License |
Contact Us
Contact Us
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Oregon Disability Chamber
Is Located in the Avita Business Center
5257 NE MLK JR. BLVD.
Ste. 201
Portland, OR 97211
Telephone: (503) 998-9560
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How We Can Help You
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| We specialize in small business development to meet your specific business needs focusing on Feasibility Analysis, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategies, and Business Planning. | We specialize in marketing and sales development so you can successfully grow your business. We not only design a Marketing Action Plan catered to your business and industry, we help you implement the strategy and create performance check ups. |
Community Forums
Community Forum
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Oregon Disability Chamber Community Forums
Meet our members and let them help you find the answers you need. Sign up and get extra resources to help promote your business, network with colleagues and peers and learn about business and disability resources.
Community forums are the current equivalent of the usenet groups and dial-up bulletin board systems that were the early seeds of the modern internet. Forums are a fantastic tool for building an online presence for any organization or community.