Webinar: L&I Employment Standards/Wage & Hour Rules
WebinarL&I Essentials for Business series: Employment Standards/Wage & Hour Rules Join the Washington SBDC to receive basic employer information for employers in Washington state. This webinar will be help current employers check to see if they are covering the bases and is essential for new and pivoting employers. Considerations from hiring independent contractors to minimum [...]
Online: Let’s Talk Business | Build Your Brand
WebinarBuilding Your Brand Branding can allow you to increase your prices, establish trust with your customers, and keep people coming back for more. Your brand is your reputation; that’s why you need to take the right steps to build a strong brand for your business or organization. Without branding, your organization is another nameless [...]
Intro to Business Startup 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 [...]
Online: Let’s Talk Business | Taming the Bully Between Your Ears
WebinarSo many times, our worst bully lives in our own head. It’s time to tame those little voices that shut you down every time you want to improve. Jeanie’s five step method will help you create the life you have always dreamed of by improving your relationship with yourself and others. Hurt people hurt people [...]
Live: SBA Round 2 COVID-19 Relief and PPP Application
WebinarNew Coronavirus relief provisions were signed into law on December 27th, 2020. This training webinar will cover key elements of the legislation with a focus on the new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP loans) and the application process: Covered: SBA Debt relief and other programs EIDL & EIDL Advance Special lending accessibility in the [...]
Live: Updates to PPP Loan Forgiveness Instructions
WebinarThis webinar will cover the new Coronavirus relief bill updates to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application and related instructions. Representatives from the SBA and the Washington State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will provide updates on the new PPP loan and loan forgiveness requirements: Topics Covered: PPP Basic Forgiveness Application Information The [...]
Webinar: Intellectual Property 101
WebinarUnfamiliar with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets? Learn about intellectual property (IP) basics and potential ways to protect your innovations as you transition from idea to product. The session will cover: What is the USPTO? An overview of intellectual property types: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Why innovators and entrepreneurs should consider protecting [...]
Informational Session for Producers Interested in Selling through the Food Hub
The SW WA Food Hub is a farmer-owned cooperative focused on sourcing products from Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Pierce & Mason counties. The Hub—launched in 2020—is committed to developing new markets for local farmers and value-add processors and provides an online ordering platform, aggregation, packing and delivery services. The Hub is hosting a value-added producer outreach session to [...]
Virtual | ScaleUp: The Rebuild Edition
WebinarBusiness is not as usual right now and may not be for a long time. ScaleUp business training is focused on teaching proven strategies to small businesses that will increase resiliency and spur growth in the wake of a global pandemic. The three-hour online courses are held weekly, allowing up to 100 businesses around the [...]
Webinar | ScaleUp Mastermind: Legal Essentials for Business
WebinarThis months ScaleUp: Mastermind will feature Jessica Jensen with Capital City Law who will be talking on practical law considerations for your business! WHEN: January 13, 2021 TIME: 4:30 - 5:30 pm REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYud-uhqjIsHtwW5pnpjlmnPKv31wyvgA_3 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: James Davis