Get Ready To Scale Your Business For Success

The Travel Portland Education and Training Foundation, in partnership with Portland Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), is offering scholarships for up to five businesses to participate in a 10-month training program designed to help small businesses in the hospitality and tourism industry increase revenue, improve operations and marketing strategies, overcome challenges, and gain new perspectives to support sustainable growth.

This structured program combines education, personalized advising, and enhanced partnership benefits to help businesses scale strategically and sustainably. Thanks to the generosity of donors who support the foundation's mission, scholarships are available to make this opportunity accessible and affordable to qualified applicants.

Program Details
  • Duration: February 5, 2025, through November 6, 2025
  • Class Day/Time: Wednesdays from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Format: 10 monthly virtual sessions, each lasting 3 hours with up to 2 hours of confidential one-on-one CEO advising each month
  • Bonus: Recipients will receive a complimentary Travel Portland Partnership upgrade to the Investor level (valued at $300) for two years.
Eligibility Criteria

This scholarship encourages small businesses to apply that:
  • Are enrolled in the Travel Portland partnership program and represent one of our eleven sectors (see chart below)
  • Value diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Identify as a minority-owned, women-owned or lgbtq-owned business
  • Are seeking strategic growth and scalability
  • Have been in business for 5+ years
  • Employ at least one full-time equivalent (FTE) staff member
  • Desire one-on-one advising from experienced CEOs
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