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title: 'State of the Portland startup community: Prosper Portland Inclusive Business Resource Network reports on findings and progress'
date: '2019-12-20T12:58:15-08:00'
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# State of the Portland startup community: Prosper Portland Inclusive Business Resource Network reports on findings and progress

Used to be, the startup community made it a regular habit of showing up to Portland City Council meetings to show support for issues that were important to us. That’s why things like the [Portland Seed Fund](http://portlandseedfund.com/) exist. It’s been awhile, but since the opportunity presented itself, a bunch of startup community folks showed up at City Council yesterday to hear the report from the [Prosper Portland Inclusive Business Resource Network](https://prosperportland.us/portfolio-items/inclusive-business-resource-network/), a community of practice composed on numerous organizations in the Portland area who work to support entrepreneurs.

To hear Prosper’s report — as well as testimony for entrepreneurs and organizations in the startup community — please see the video below.





*\[Full disclosure: PIE is part of the Inclusive Business Resource Network. I am the cofounder and general manager of PIE.\]*

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