Help When You Need It

Hacienda CDC’s Mercado Empresarios Program operates from the Portland Mercado and provides one-on-one business support services including access to capital and financial coaching, branding, marketing and connection to direct sales opportunities, and a business foundation workshops series on licensing and other resources.

We want you to be supported as you start and expand your business. 

If you have an idea for a business or are just starting your business, our services can help you!

 
 
 
 

Step One:  Fill out the intake form

Please fill out the intake form so we can review your information to direct you to the right place more quickly.  We will contact you within  3- 5 business days.

 
 

 Step Two: Attend our boot camp

We invite local experts to provide you with the steps you need to start your business.  This  6 session course over 3 weeks covers product development, licensing, business licensing and insurance, cash-flow, marketing, sales channels, and more. 

If you have already completed the intake form, you can register for our next business boot camp. Our Boot Camps are scheduled in early Spring and Fall.

 
 

Step Three: Enroll in our program services

If you have completed our Boot Camp, we will give you a simple application for our Program Services.

  • We will review your application. If you qualify and are accepted, you can take advantage of our program services. We provide Business Advising services for a fee for those who do not qualify.

Our Program Services include:

  • One-on-One Business Advising

  • Business Seminars

  • IDAs or "matched savings accounts" to fund your business

  • Opportunities to sell in one day events

  • Affordable Rent in the Kitchen