Oregon Small Business Intel

Search business registration records and trademark information in Oregon.

File your Oregon DBA Online. Get expert guidance on forms, state requirements, and making your business name official with MyCorporation.

A DBA allows a company to do business under a name that’s not its legal name. Find out how to get a DBA in Oregon, state requirements, and more.

Oregon sole proprietors, general partnerships, LLCs, and corporations can get a DBA by filing an application with the SOS. Here's how to get a DBA in Oregon.

Use the alternate business search on Oregon.gov to find active business registration records.

At the Corporation Division you can start a business, become a notary or file a lien on personal property.

Learn when assumed business name registration is required.

Registering an assumed business name (DBA), and ABN forms.

MCAs quote a "factor rate" (typically 1.20-1.50) on the advance amount, plus a daily holdback as a percentage of receipts. Translated to APR, most MCAs cost 60-150% annualized. The structure is legally not a loan, so usury caps and disclosure rules do not apply.

The S-corp election lets owner-operators take part of their income as wages (subject to payroll tax) and the rest as distributions (not subject to self-employment tax). The savings only matter once profit consistently exceeds a "reasonable salary" — typically $50K-$80K of pure profit above the salary baseline. Below that threshold, the added payroll-processing cost eats the savings.

Most small-business insurance portfolios share predictable gaps: cyber liability (often excluded from general liability), employment practices (separate from general liability), business interruption (often capped well below actual reliance), and professional liability (excluded if not specifically purchased even when professional services are offered).