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Welcome

OTBC, the Oregon Technology Business Center, is a great place to get your start-up off to a strong start. Learn from experienced entrepreneurs who can help you navigate early-stage challenges and launch a successful company.
 

HOW WE CAN HELP

OTBC provides coaching, networking events, entrepreneurship programs, and shared office space to help tech, biotech, cleantech and opentech start-up ventures succeed. We can help you: Avoid common problems in setting up your company. Validate your market. Protect your intellectual property. Develop your business plan. Get your company investor-ready. Close an investment round. Set up effective start-up operations to help you execute to plan. Find people for your team. And grow your start-up into a successful company.

 

NEW!

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM FOR DISLOCATED ENGINEERS

Thanks to a partnership between OTBC, Worksystems, Inc. and the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, we will be offering the FastTrac TechVenture entrepreneurship program to dislocated engineers, starting March 18, at no cost to the participants.

FastTrac® TechVenture™ is a 10 week entrepreneurship program for tech start-ups. In FastTrac, you'll learn essential lessons about entrepreneurship, and get off to a strong start validating your market and building a solid strategy and business plan.  Learn more and apply.

 

LUNCHES AND SEMINARS

OTBC lunch programs and seminars are open to all, and cover a wide range of topics for entrepreneurs. (Many of these have great content for non-tech startups and small businesses too.) To hear about  our upcoming events, get on our mail list.

 

VENTURE MEMBERSHIP

OTBC Venture Members receive individual coaching to help them take their company to the next level, whether that means completing a business plan, closing investment dollars, or structuring effective start-up operations. Learn more and apply.

 

SERVICES FOR VIRTUAL BUSINESSES

Are you a technology consultant or starting a tech company and occasionally need access to office space?  OTBC's Associate Membership provides services like scheduled use of conference rooms, a business address, and use of our Internet, printers, and fax machine.  Learn more.