MPM 14 Application

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Is your business required to be registered with the Oregon Secretary of State?* This field is required.If you conduct business under a name other than your own real name then you must be registered with the Oregon Secretary of State. Sole proprietors don't have to be registered with the State of Oregon unless they are using an assumed business name or a fictitious name. If the name of the business includes the "real and true" name of each owner, there is no requirement to register an assumed business name with our office. ORS 648.005(6) "Real and true name" means: The surname of an individual coupled with a combination of the individual's given names or initials; for example, the following sole proprietor business names would not need to register with the state office: Jane Ann Doe Glass Cleaning Jane A Doe Glass Cleaning J Ann Doe Glass Cleaning J A Doe Glass Cleaning REFERENCE: https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/doing-business-means.aspx
YESNO
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Is your business registered with the Secretary of State?
YESNO
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Based on your response you need to register your business to be eligible to participate in My People's Market. If you need support registering your business please check out Portland Small Business Hub for access to free resources for your small business. https://pdxsmallbizhub.com/
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Name* This field is required.
First Name
Last Name
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What are your preferred pronouns?She/her/her | He, him, his | They, them, theirs
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Email* This field is required.
example@example.com
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Phone Number* This field is required.
Please enter a valid phone number.
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Business name* This field is required.
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What is your home zip code? * This field is required.
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Is your business located in Portland, Oregon?* This field is required.
Yes
No
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Select the category that best describes your main business.* This field is required.
Personal care: hair, skin, body, herbal medicines, tinctures, tonics
Clothing
Fashion accessories: jewelry, handbags, shoes, wallets, belts
Home goods: candles, rugs, hanging art, pottery, plants, incense, sculptures, musical instruments, stationery
Children's products
Packaged foods: beverages, pantry, snacks, sauces
Packages foods: Sweet treats, bakes goods
Food truck, food stall, food prepared to eat on site
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Have you participated in My People's Market in the past?* This field is required.
Yes
No
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Did you apply for the market in June 2025 and not get in?* This field is required.
I applied and did not get in
I didn't apply
I got in
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Is your product locally made, designed, or hand altered?* This field is required.Locally made means your product is constructed, fabricated, or made in the Pacific Northwest. Locally designed means you designed your product, but it might be made elsewhere, like in another country. Hand-altered means that the product was originally made and designed somewhere else, but you have altered the item into a new, unique product.
Yes
No
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Does your business have a website?* This field is required.
Yes
No
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What is your business website? * This field is required.
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Does your business have any social media accounts?* This field is required.This does not include private or personal accounts
Yes
No
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Facebook
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Instagram
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TikTok
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Other
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Does your product include Made in Portland or Made in Oregon on the label?* This field is required.
Yes
No
My product doesn't have a label
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Are you receiving support from any of the following organizations?* This field is required.
Latino Built
Built Oregon
APANO
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
TIE Oregon
NAYA
Livelihood NW
MESO
NuProject
Urban League of Portland
NAMC
PBDG
Xcelerate Women
Mercatus
Prosper Portland
Hacienda
Northwest Native Chamber
Neighborhood House
Office of Small Business
n/a
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This market prioritizes vendor opportunities for those who have had fewer housing choices or lacked access to capital, quality education, or safe transportation choices. Does this describe your experience?* This field is required.
Yes
No
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Calculation #2
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OPTIONAL: Racial and ethnic identity (select all that apply)We ask about race and ethnicity in the work we do to provide the best services and policies, and to reduce inequities and disparities. The following information (provided or not) will not be scored or evaluated as part of your application.
Asian
Black and/or African American
Hispanic or Latino/a/x/e
Middle Eastern/ North African
Native American / Indigenous
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
Do not wish to provide
Self-describe
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Self-describe
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