Business Training
Are you ready to take the next step to kick-start your business?
Ever wanted to be your own boss? Have a skill or idea for a business but you don’t know where to start? Regardless of your income, we can help you go into business for yourself.
Attend a MERIT Information Session in Salem, Independence, or McMinnville
See our schedule and register today or call us at (503) 399-5088.
MicroEnterprise Training
Our Kauffman Foundation curriculum uses experiential learning to teach essential business concepts to people interested in starting their own small businesses.
Topics Covered
- Former MERIT client, Dawn Barry, owner of DLB Process and Paralegal,LLC, is a guest speaker in a MERIT class discussing business legal structures.
• Budgeting and basic record-keeping
• Allocating income and planning
• Selling for profit
• Selling on credit and managing risk
• Generating financial statements
• Costing and pricing a product or service
• Knowing your competition and markets
• Understanding the components of a business plan
There is NO COST to those who are income qualified. Call for current income limits. In return, you must be willing to commit to all of the training sessions plus follow-up business advising.
NO CATCH – This program is about helping people get the training they need to become successful business owners.
Self-employment is a proven way to increase income and assets and become economically self-sufficient. If you’ve thought about self-employment, now may be the time! Sign up today!
REGISTER for our next orientation, or contact us at (503) 399-5088 for questions, information and registration.
After you complete the MERIT class…
MERIT will continue to support you as you start and grow your business for up to two years. You will have access to one-on-one business advising, technical assistance, and scholarships for advanced training in topics like book-keeping, marketing and more! MERIT clients also have access to assistance with market research and finding sources of funding!

