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Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Overview
What Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs does
What Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs is
The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 1987
- Approximate age
- About 39 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 27, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs as a community
Community overview
The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME) is a non-profit, tax-exempt membership organization founded in 1987. Based in Portland, Oregon, OAME's mission is to promote and develop entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in the State of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The organization focuses on providing support services to small businesses and operates under the motto, "Everybody’s In, Nobody’s Out!"
Community focus
OAME provides a range of services aimed at supporting minority-owned businesses, including business development resources, technical assistance, networking and mentorship, exclusive access to contracting and funding opportunities, marketing support, and advocacy for minority entrepreneurs.
Member value
Members of OAME benefit from networking opportunities, mentorship with industry leaders, access to funding opportunities, and advocacy efforts that represent their interests in the business community.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 850
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- May 7, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- mentorship, network-access, and grant-funding
- Program types
- community and training
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- North America
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
OAME organizes various events, including CAEPT Networking Meetings on the 2nd Friday of every month, Coffee & Issues Forums on the last Friday of every month, an annual Youth Entrepreneurship Conference, and the Sam Brooks Classic fundraising event at Top Golf.
Notable members
Notable members include Neil Lee (LEEKA Architecture and Planning), Tyrone Bailey (Bailey’s Construction Unlimited), Debbie Rockaway (Allsource Construction Supply), Ron Downey (NWR Construction, Inc.), Rajiv Ali (RhinoOne Geotechnical), and Justin Hopkins (Cortez Creative’s Portland division).
Common questions
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 27, 2026
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