ORS 571.610: Technical business assistance.

The Oregon Business Development Department shall make technical business assistance available to persons engaged in, or proposing to engage in, the business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper. The department shall make the assistance available to support the creation, growth or development of a western juniper harvesting or related manufacturing business, including but not limited to assistance designed to improve business efficiency, stability, transparency and profitability. The assistance may be in standardized or customized form. The department may provide technical business assistance directly or may enter into personal service contracts for qualified providers to render the assistance.