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.