Portland State Business Accelerator

Are you moving a group of people in a new direction, focusing your team on a specific project, persuading the best talent to work for you, or communicating to your vendors that adaptation is required? Are you displeased or frustrated by the outcome? Learn how effective leaders use negotiating, persuasion, and influence by deploying strategies and […]

Would you like to actually be heard when you speak? Do you want to grasp differing viewpoints with ease? How about remaining completely comfortable even when taking a stand? It is undisputed that communication is the most important skill we have to succeed in relationship, in business and in life. Surprisingly, our training in this […]

PSBA Monthly Lunch & Learn series. About this Event In this session, Dr. Martinez will share some best practices related to being a good ally and confronting prejudice in workplace (and other) contexts. He will also devote quite a bit of time to addressing participants' questions about stereotypes, racism, sexism, language, and any other topics […]

PSBA Monthly Lunch & Learn series. About this Event Would you like to actually be heard when you speak? Do you want to grasp differing viewpoints with ease? How about remaining completely comfortable even when taking a stand? It is undisputed that communication is the most important skill we have to succeed in relationship, in […]

Please join the Portland State Business Accelerator and Christine Slattery, Portland-based attorney, trainer and workplace investigator, for a training session on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In this training, Christine will discuss how to craft a meaningful value statement for your company, why this is important, and how to bring this statement to life. Additionally, the need of having […]

Learn about the key tenets of Steward Ownership and how these principles have the capacity to create a paradigm shift. About this Event Please join the Portland State Business Accelerator and Sarah Joannides, Managing Director, of Alternative Ownership Advisors. Sarah is a champion for change and using business as a force for good. Prior to joining AOA, Sarah spent […]

Please join the Portland State Business Accelerator and Shayna Liberman, Technology Strategist at Nike and a startup advisor. Early stage startups have to be scrappy, and judicious in their marketing investments. How do founders know where to invest? How to think about their marketing goals? In this virtual Lunch and Learn, Shayna will cover marketing strategy specific […]

About this Event Please join the Portland State Business Accelerator and Elsa Henderson, facilitator, coach, and educator. Communication can be difficult depending on the topic or context. We’ve all been there: a conversation you are putting off or would rather not have. A discussion you want to have, but don’t know how to broach. In this virtual […]