Lane MicroBusiness is a 501(c)(3), non-profit microenterprise development organization located in Eugene, Oregon. Our mission is to provide high-quality services to low-income individuals who are wanting to either start a small business or to build their existing business. We typically provide services to approximately 200 clients each year through one-on-one technical assistance or classes or access to capital.

We help individual business with five or less employees that require $35,000 or less in start-up capital. Most of the individuals we serve are seeking self-employment.

Lane MicroBusiness was started in 1998 as a collaborative program of Lane Community College, Saturday Market and O.U.R. Federal Credit Union. Lane MicroBusiness formally organized itself as a 501(c) (3) non-profit in November 2003. Our annual 990 report is available on this web site.

Program services fall into three categories:

• Training (classes, workshops, and peer groups)
• Technical Assistance (one-to-one counseling, business planning assistance, marketing assistance, and management assistance)
• Access to Capital (microloans, Individual Development Accounts)