A curated Food & Beverage Product Fair bringing together food and beverage makers with buyers from the Portland Metro region.
Funding available to host a work experience opportunity at no cost to your company.
A grant opportunity for Portland Means Progress businesses to conduct employee engagement surveys.
A workshop focused on strengthening organizational resilience by embedding inclusive practices into day-to-day operations.
A meet & greet to connect corporate buyers with regional small business technical assistance providers.
A roundtable discussion with businesses on building a strong intentional purchasing future.
A training on how to improve your company’s onboarding.
My People’s Market 14 is here!
Engage with other leaders from medium & large employers on Supplier Diversity.
A powerful true story about the Equal Justice Initiative, the people we represent, and the importance of confronting injustice.
We’re back at it April 19, 2024! We Believe in Portland through volunteering.
Annual Reporting for 2023 is open! Portland Means Progress businesses are required to complete reporting each year.
We are looking for organizations across the Portland Metro to host paid, leadership-track internships for our local college talent of color through The Script Internship for summer 2024.
In this event with The Script and Portland Means Progress, hear directly from employers and talent who are collaborating to build inclusive workplaces
In partnership with TAO, we invite you to a 2 Part series on "Making Work Work." In Part 2, we will cover "Psychological Safety" and "Mentoring and Inclusion."
In partnership with TAO, we invite you to a 2 Part series on "Making Work Work." In Part 1, we will cover "Redefining Culture through Renewed Mission and Values" and "Effective Change Communication."
Are you interested in contributing to meaningful change in Oregon and SW Washington? We encourage you to join us for this info session to learn more about becoming a SINE Mentor!
Join us at a 4-part Teach In Series - hear directly from businesses and organizations advancing racial equity!
Join us at a 4-part Teach In Series - hear directly from businesses and organizations advancing racial equity!
Join us at a 4-part Teach In Series - hear directly from businesses and organizations advancing racial equity!
Join us at a 4-part Teach In Series - hear directly from businesses and organizations advancing racial equity!
Join us at a 4-part series on Hosting Meaningful Internships in partnership with Emerging Leaders!
Join us at a 4-part series on Hosting Meaningful Internships in partnership with Emerging Leaders!
A celebration of business, culture, and community. The marketplace is aimed to advance opportunities for business owners of color by connecting them to the travel industry and other professionals who can help expand and scale their businesses.
Evaluating the impact of equity & inclusion initiatives, highlighting Portland Means Progress Impact Report as a case study.
Join us at a 4-part series on Hosting Meaningful Internships in partnership with Emerging Leaders!
Join us at a 4-part series on Hosting Meaningful Internships in partnership with Emerging Leaders!
My People’s Market is a gathering of Portland’s diverse and vibrant entrepreneurs, makers, artists, culinary wizards, and beverage crafters.
A happy hour to connect small businesses owners, solopreneurs and makers with service providers that can support and elevate their business.
Portland Means Progress presents the Intentional Purchasing Toolkit with Jesse Hyatt back to lead the discussion.
Gain expert advice, best practices and peer insights on how to lead an equitable and effective return to the office for your staff.
This webinar, presented by Prosper Portland and TechTown, is open to all Portland-based businesses. The target audience is businesses (and those that support businesses) in our high growth industries selling products & services across the country (or world).
About this Event
When shifting purchasing decisions at your business to be more intentional, have you struggled with tracking? How do you gather the necessary data to understand your business’s procurement practices & spending? In this session with Jesse Hyatt, President & Founder of Hyatt & Associates and Executive Director of the Black American Chamber of Commerce, we will explore:
What does it mean to track data ethically?
Different ways to update your vendor profiles, including walking through an example vendor questionnaire.
Ways to measure intentional purchasing beyond dollars, including policies & procedures, local spend, pay structures, and engaging with vendors.
Example company dashboards for holding ourselves accountable to our intentional purchasing goals.
This session is one of a 4-part series hosted by Portland Means Progress that is free and open to the public.
