EDC Events
MAKE: Stained Glass Panel
Lacey MakerSpace 16 Baran Drive SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesLearn the art of stained glass and make your own decorative panel in this nine-week evening course! Using stained glass, you’ll learn to cut, grind, and solder glass pieces, turning them into a beautiful stained glass panel. The class provides two hours of instructional time for eight weeks and one week of non-instructional studio time [...]
SE PTAC/SBDC Business Roundtable
WebinarThe SE Washington PTAC/SBDC Business Roundtable is an open forum discussion where you can learn from PTAC about government contracting, and SBDC Business Advisors about growing your business. PTAC Counsel can help you decide if you’re ready for government contracting opportunities. Paul Bowen with the Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be available to [...]
Let’s Talk Business: Follow Up Strategies That Will Get More Clients and Close More Sales
WebinarIf follow up is a hard heavy "to do" then the Follow Up Sales Strategies Presentation is for you. You'll learn that follow up is merely a matter of having effective habits and good systems in place. If you struggle getting your follow up work done, it's not because you don't have time, you're not organized or [...]
Instagram for Business
WebinarSmall business owners want to know: how can I use IG for my business? This class will take you through all of the basics of Instagram, and help you understand what the Instagram algorithm values, so that you can best optimize your content for this platform. If you are marketing to Millennials and Gen Z’s, [...]
MAKE: MIG Welding – Student’s Choice!
Lacey MakerSpace 16 Baran Drive SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesLearn the basics of MIG welding and safety in this project-based class taught by certified welder and fabricator, Daniel Schepers of Elite Welding and Design in this 3-hour evening class. You'll learn proper techniques for bending steel, welding joints and grinding and finishing as you make your own take home project. Attendees can choose from [...]
Small Business Flex Fund Info Webinar
WebinarThe Washington State Small Business Flex Fund is a new loan program for the smallest Washington businesses and nonprofits affected by COVID-19. To be eligible to apply, small businesses and nonprofits must employ 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, have annual revenues of less than $3 million per year, and experience a direct economic [...]
IRS Employee Retention Tax Credit & Filing Season Readiness for Business
WebinarThe Employee Retention Credit (ERC) has been extended and/or amended three times since it was originally enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in March of 2020. Who can keep up with all of that? Join us for a webinar on January 27th as we walk through some of this: [...]
Laying the Groundwork: Basics of Government Contracting
WebinarThis class is for small business owners who are brand new to government procurement. This class will lay the ground work for you to decide if government contracting should be in your future. This class is fun and informal so bring your coffee and a doughnut and join us as we answer questions and discuss possibilities and next steps. Summary We will [...]
Third Annual Black-Owned Business Excellence
WebinarThe Black-Owned Business Excellence Symposium is an all-day virtual conference to celebrate, educate and inspire Black business owners. This event is being planned by Black-Owned Business Excellence (BOBE); which is a collaboration of different organizations and individuals coming together to support, educate, inspire and elevate businesses that are owned by underserved business owners in Washington State. [...]
Intro to Business Live Webinar
WebinarThis class is designed for those who are thinking about starting a business or in the early planning stages. Learn the fundamental elements of what makes a business successful, the basics of business planning, and the steps to take to turn an idea into a reality. Meet staff from the Washington Center for Women in [...]