| Self Employment Assistance Program |
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| Instructions for Staff and Small Business Development Centers for enrollment |
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1. Contact your nearest Worksource Oregon office (Link to offices) and ask if you are eligible for the program. OR Call the Worksource Oregon Training Programs Unit at 1-800-436-6191 and ask the staff to review your Oregon Unemployment claim for eligibility.
2. Get a Self Employment Assistance Program application from Worksource Oregon . (form 96-12)
ASK THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WRITE YOUR WPRS SCORE AND THEIR NAME/PHONE NUMBER ON THE FORM (without that information on the form, the business counselors will not proceed with your application).
3. Go to the following website www.bizcenter.org and find the location of the nearest Small Business Development Center network (SBDC) and register online. A representative of the SBDC will contact you with appointment information To expedite your small business needs, your nearest SBDC office will contact you within 24 hours of registration. Feel free to call the center nearest you with more urgent questions.
Do not delay asking for an appointment. Time is of the essence in this program.
4. Once the Business Counselor has signed your application, fax the form to Training Programs Unit at 503-378-8777. The business counselor at SBDC has the power to approve or disapprove your business proposal.
5. Until you have been contacted by the Training Programs Unit telling you that you have been accepted to SEAP, continue claiming your unemployment the same as always.
You will be mailed paper forms on which to claim your unemployment once you have been accepted in to the program.
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