#ProsperPortland
October 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Prosper Portland launched an $800,000 grant program to help small businesses move into vacant retail spaces across Portland.
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#Portland #ProsperPortland #SmallBusiness #PortlandBusiness #EconomicDevelopment #DowntownPortland #OregonBusiness
August 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Portland’s City Council may cut $11M from Prosper Portland, which supports small biz, BIPOC entrepreneurs & job growth.

94% of Portland’s businesses are small—they power 35% of jobs & $467M in tax revenue.

Cutting now means fewer startups, slower growth & a weaker economy.

#ProsperPortland
May 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Thank you so much for your service @markedlen Portland is lucky to have you! - @prosperportland #PDX http://mailchi.mp/prosperportland/tom-kelly-mark-edlen-complete-prosper-portland-board-service
Tom Kelly & Mark Edlen step off Prosper Portland board
The two leaders have presided over several key agency ini...
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December 1, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Here is your chance to help improve an underserved #PDX community - @prosperportland http://prosperportland.us/cully-park-team-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/
December 1, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Check out the state of Makers - @PortlandStateCE , @prosperportland & @UrbanMnfg are surveying #makers in #PDX - https://vimeo.com/214746932
December 1, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Check out #SneakerWeek coming to #PDX in Sept. thanks to @wacom @Pensole_Academy @DeadstockPDX @prosperportland https://www.sneakerweekpdx.com/about/
December 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Had a great meeting with @prosperportland and @JaredCWiener - encouraged by their work on #DiversityInTech - .@TechTownPDX #PDXTech!
December 1, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Best Places: 1. Portland, Ore. - 2017 Best And Worst Places For Biz & Careers @prosperportland @PDX_BizAlliance
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/59ea146e31358e542c040475/best-and-worst-places-for/#77a60f1d1ce5
Best Places: 1. Portland, Ore. - 2017-10-24 - The 2017 Be...
Metro population: 2,432,600Gross Metro Product: $157 bill...
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December 1, 2024 at 7:09 PM
So very excited that @JLLPortland is a sponsor of this event! Welcome to Portland Founders! We hope you love it here. #PDXTech @PDXBizMalia @prosperportland @biz4pdx @marazepeda @ajscholz...
December 1, 2024 at 6:43 PM
We are getting our #dazzleCon on - speakers dinner - so proud to see this off! @JenniferBrandel @marazepeda @ajscholz @sexandstartups @PDXStephenG @PDXBizMalia @prosperportland #PDXTech
December 1, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Check out this list! @GreaterPDX @JaredCWiener @KimberlyLia @prosperportland @PoMoMagazine @PBJRealEstate @BuiltOregon
December 1, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Congrats @weartougher on your recent win at @prosperportland pitch competition - This comes on the heels of being selected as one of 15 OR companies to watch in 2018 - It is shaping up to be a good year for you! 👊🏽👊🏽@pdxAO...
December 1, 2024 at 5:47 PM
8 of the 10 cities w/ the largest income gains are “tech hubs,” w/ heavy concentrations of software architects, data analysts and cloud-computing engineers. They include Portland. @PDXBIZJournal @PDX_BizAlliance @prosperportland #PDXTech...
December 1, 2024 at 5:37 PM
@iurbanteen is launching a new program iTrades - to help expose our youth to opportunities in the skilled #trades. We are hosting an iTrades Summit in conjunction with @necanet @IBEW and @EWMC_RENEW - Please share! @deenapierott @PPSConnect @prosperportland @OregonGovBrown
December 1, 2024 at 5:16 PM
"Having Amazon significantly increase its presence in Portland is a good indication of the strength of our economy and particularly our homegrown tech sector..." @JaredCWiener @prosperportland #PDXTech @elementaltech...
December 1, 2024 at 5:16 PM
@PPSConnect please share this great #trades summit for youth by @iurbanteen and @IBEW - @prosperportland @multco @portlandgeneral
December 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM
#PDX makes list of top 10 startup cities! @PDXStephenG @PDX_BizAlliance @prosperportland @DesignWeekPDX @PDXStartupWeek https://www.business.org/business/startup/top-cities-for-entrepreneurs-and-startups/
The 10 Best States to Launch Your Startup (and 10 to Avoi...
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December 1, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Congrats
Megan Bigelow @PDXWiIT and Kimberly Branam @prosperportland
@marazepeda from @switchboard
@portlandthorns for your selection as 2018 Women of Influence #PBJWomen @PDXBIZJournal
December 1, 2024 at 2:42 PM
#PDXTech - @iurbanteen is hosting a #STEM+Arts Summit with @PortlandCC on May 5 - this is a free summit for high school and middle school kids - please help spread the word. @PPSConnect @turoczy @PDXStephenG @prosperportland @GrantMag
December 1, 2024 at 2:37 PM
'The Bay Area is broken': startups look to Portland, with lower wages that go much farther and more affordable cost of living. #pdxtech @PDXSmallBiz @pdx_startups @prosperportland @PortlandIQ ...
December 1, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 2:17 PM
@iurbanteen is partnering with @PortlandCC to host a #STEM Summit this Saturday! Check out this video about it and share with teens in your life! @AuntLindsey @marazepeda @prosperportland @PPSConnect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmjPl9EHY3w&sns=tw via @youtube
December 1, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Very proud that @iurbanteen is launching a #trades program for underestimated youth! Congrats @deenapierott Check it out!
@PPSConnect @prosperportland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17-npKt5PL0&sns=tw via @youtube
December 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM
What Portland is doing right -
A shared value approach, a concept wherein companies find business opportunities in solving social problems. @prosperportland has turned its traditional ec dev tax incentive program, into an innovative, nation-leading model....
December 1, 2024 at 12:34 PM