Stephen Green, vice president and market manager at Albina Community Bank, has been named the 2015 Portland Business Journal Small Business Advocate of the Year. Green participates in an array of local organizations including the Black United Fund of Oregon, the Housing Development Center and the Portland Development Commission, where he concentrated on assisting small, early-stage companies and nonprofits. Green has a reputation as a tough business coach who pushes entrepreneurs to reach their potential. “Oftentimes, for the people I’m working with, it’s the first time someone has said yes to them,” says Green. “It’s the first time someone has said, ‘I’ll help you out.’ That’s what I’ve come to understand after working with thousands of entrepreneurs.”