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APNBA
Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations


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Members
42nd Avenue
82nd Avenue of Roses
Belmont Area
Central Eastside Industrial
Columbia Corridor
Division/Clinton
East Burnside
Foster Area
Gateway Area
Goose Hollow
Greater Brooklyn
Hawthorne Boulevard
Hillsdale Business & Professional
Historic Mississippi
Hollywood Boosters
Kenton
Interstate Avenue
Lloyd District Community Assn
Midway
Montavilla/East Tabor
Multnomah Village
Nob Hill
North Portland
North-Northeast
Northeast Broadway
NW Industrial Neighborhood
Old Town Chinatown
Parkrose
Pearl District
Portland International District
St. John's Business Boosters
Sellwood-Westmoreland
South Portland
Swan Island
Woodstock Community

This website is maintained by
Jean Baker
info@apnba.com


Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations
107 SE Washington, #244
Portland, OR 97214
Phone 503-477-9648
Fax 503-477-9641
 
Marketing Workshop - Register Today!
The Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations has arranged with the Small Business Development Center, the Portland Business Alliance, and the Portland Development Commission to hold a half-day Small Business Marketing Workshop for the city's small business owners on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008, from 7:30 AM to 12:00 Noon at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel.

This half-day program will be of immediate value to small business owners in a wide variety of retail fields. This workshop is your place to gain valuable insights into how to help make your business stronger is the face of a tight and uncertain economy.

The workshop is limited to 75 people. Registration fee for APNBA BDA members is $20.00 per person in advance (non-members $25.00 per person in advance.) There will be no at-door registration for this event since space is limited. Cash, checks payable to APNBA, VISA and MasterCard accepted. Contact Galadriel Breezy by phone at 503.477.9648 or by email at gbreezy@apnba.com to register.


Vitality Grant Available
The APNBA is offering Business Vitality Grants up to $1500 to Business District Associations and business-oriented Portland-based Non-Profits. For more detail, check the Grants page.

Portland MainStreet™ Program Event
Learn more about the this program, developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, on Tuesday, September 23rd, from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Kaiser Permanente's Town Hall, 3704 N. Interstate Avenue.

APNBA, PDC and the City's Bureau of Planning will have speakers from the National Trust and Oregon's Economic Development Department to speak about community organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring to create healthy commercial districts. For more information, contact Randy Evans, Economic Development Project Coordinator, Portland Development Commission, Phone: 503-823-0119.

About Us
The APNBA is an allliance of the 35+ business district associations (BDAs) in Portland, Oregon. BDA members are the merchants, property owners, and employees in the commercial districts surrounding the downtown. BDAs support and promote their commercial area. APNBA's support includes:
  • Managing the annual BDA Grant Program.
  • Helping associations organize and revitalize.
  • Providing training and education through conferences and seminars.
  • Providing a forum for discussion.
  • Maintaining communication among the small business owners as well as between small business and the government.
  • Advocating for BDAs or their members to the city, county, and state.
  • Participating on policy making boards and committees city-wide and reporting on government activity that affects the districts.
A strong, active business district association is the glue that holds neighborhoods together, giving them the distinctive identities that characterize Portland. Many of them serve the functions of a small town, offering the services and providing space for public interaction and community celebration. The well-organized business district association can be the business voice of this "micro-village" to the surrounding municipalities.

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