Partner Events
Online: What You Need to Know Before Hiring an Independent Contractor
WebinarLooking to Hire a Freelancer or Independent Contractor? This no cost webinar will cover what a business owner needs to know in order to prevent expensive consequences. In the interest of simplicity, it is tempting to engage individuals to do work for your business, or provide services to your business, as “independent contractors.” Yet if [...]
Virtual Event: 24th Annual Washington State Biz Fair
WebinarPlease join us on November 10, 2020 for the 24th annual Washington State Biz Fair to learn from the experts how to start, grow or build resiliency for your small business – especially during these challenging times. The Biz Fair is still free of charge – but there is one big change this year! THIS [...]
Online: Generating Online Leads – How Google Ads Can Help You Get Back On Track
WebinarMany businesses want their online advertisement to show up right when people are looking for you! Google makes it easy to get started with its advertising program, but it’s even easier to waste gobs of money on it. Attend this session to learn how to write good ads, to effectively target them how to avoid [...]
ScaleUp Training Online: Rural Counties
WebinarScaleUp: The COVID-19 Edition (space limited) Business is not as usual right now and it may not be for a long time. ScaleUp: The Covid Edition leverages the highly successful curriculum designed by the Thurston EDC to create a new program that is focused on operational strategies that will create resiliency and sustainability for your [...]
Online: ScaleUp Series | Build Your Market
WebinarBuild Your Market: Surviving and Thriving in the COVID-19 Pandemic In this unprecedented time, customers are wary of taking any unnecessary trips outside of their homes. As a result, many businesses are finding their revenue streams dried up, and many business owners worry about the long-term sustainability of their businesses. Fortunately, there are several cost-free [...]
Virtual Event: Create a Website that Engages
WebinarMost every business needs a website. But having a website that engages with visitors is key to helping you build your prospect base. In this webinar, you will learn what is needed for easy navigation. techniques that will get your website to perform better. how to integrate video and testimonials to showcase your brand. how [...]
Webinar: How to Make the Most of Small Business Saturday 2020
WebinarThe holiday shopping season is fast approaching! On Saturday, November 28th, droves of people will participate in Small Business Saturday – an annual holiday celebrating small businesses and encouraging people to shop locally. Depending on where you are located, this year’s annual event is likely to look a little different. This year may prove to [...]
Webinar: L & I Overtime Rules with July 1st Updates
WebinarThe Washington SBDC and Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) invites you to attend a webinar about the new overtime rules that have gone into effect as of July 1. The changes update the exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional workers, as well as outside salespeople and computer professionals. In this webinar, you [...]
Virtual Event: L&I Accident Prevention Plan DEEP DIVE
WebinarWhat You Need to Have in Your APP Plan Learn where to find templates, what to include, and ask questions of an L&I compliance specialist who will be joining us. They will be sharing with us what the most overlooked parts of APP’s that they see are and will help you make sure your plan [...]
Online | ScaleUp Mastermind: November
WebinarExamining Your Digital Brand On this edition of ScaleUp Mastermind we will be talking with Cody Slosson from Digital Advantage about what it takes to create an effective online marketing presence, what are some of the powerful online diagnostics you can run to measure your effectiveness, and what types of marketing typically work for different [...]