Small Business

A deadline for a new federal requirement affecting small businesses is coming up, but litigation and education efforts have caused confusion and opened the door for scammers, especially for small business owners in Spanish-speaking communities.

Oregon’s nearly 400,000 small businesses employ more than half of the state’s workers — and federal data shows Oregon had a net gain of 3,000 small companies last year.

After a fire destroyed the Weil Arcade, and eight businesses were displaced, Hillsboro rallied to support its downtown business owners.

Oregon House Democrats were willing to pass a revenue increase aimed at avoiding the constitutional requirement that tax hikes have a three-fifths vote. But Senate Democrats aren't going along.

The Oregon House has narrowly passed a measure meant to scale back a tax break intended for small businesses.

In this installment of our "Represented" series, we gathered in the East Portland neighborhood of Rosewood to talk with workers, business owners and others about raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.