The Year in Photos
OB photographer Jason E. Kaplan offers his favorite images, taken throughout the state in 2024.
MESO
Downtime with Cobi Lewis
Relaxing with the CEO and executive director of Microenterprise Services of Oregon
Nita & Mahendra Shah
We talk to Portland power couple Nita and Mahendra Shah about married life, kids and retirement plans.
On the scene: MESO closes entrepreneurial gap
In a city full of entrepreneurs organizations and start up incubators, MESO (Microenterprise Services of Oregon) stands apart. Founded in 2005 as a program of the Black United Fund of Oregon, the program — which became its own nonprofit in 2001 — provides low income and minority residents with loans and technical assistance to start or expand their companies.