Starting A Business
Healthy communities have a healthy base of entrepreneurs. Small and new businesses play a major role in Oregon and Forest Grove. In fact, most new job growth has come from small businesses under five years old. Whether you are looking to become the next Google or Microsoft and target global markets or to create an on-going family enterprise serving a local neighborhood, your business is important to us. Forest Grove, with our business resource partners, is working to create a supportive environment for new startups.
Includes step-by-step guides that will walk you through all the steps you will need to take to build your business, along with resource lists that will connect you with useful information and local service providers for your new enterprise.
Contains information on applying for your City business license and registering your business name, as well as specific information for home-based businesses.
Incorporates a number of useful and informative articles from various trusted sources, providing further information on topics such as writing a business plan, marketing, finance, and business law.
Details the City's Business Incentive Program, which assists businesses by lowering fees and providing payment options for certain system development charges.