Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation EXPO
Great Wolf Lodge 20500 Old Hwy 99 SW, Grand Mound, WA, United StatesFive County Economic Development Councils’ Regional Forecast & Innovation Expo in December to Focus on Workforce Development and Education as the future of Economic Development. The economic development organizations of five counties will focus on workforce development and education as the future of economic development —at this year’s Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation Expo, Thursday, [...]
Let’s Talk Business: Planning YOUR Customer Experience
WebinarToday's most successful businesses use Customer Experience Plans to create a customer-first culture that guides all of their business decisions. They recognized that customers continually assess how well their needs were being met, how easy they were to do business with, and how enjoyable they were to do business with. These successful businesses have aligned their products [...]
ScaleUp Training Series: The Rebuild Edition (Evening Cohort)
WebinarScaleUp Business Training is provided through funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce. This training is focused on teaching proven strategies to small businesses that will increase resiliency and spur growth, even in the face of a global pandemic. The three-hour online courses are held weekly, allowing up to 100 businesses around the state [...]
MAKE: Stained Glass Snowflake Suncatcher
Lacey MakerSpace 16 Baran Drive SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesClass: Using glass bevels, jewels and stained glass, you’ll learn to cut, grind, and solder glass pieces, turning them into a beautiful snowflake of your own design. This four-hour class is a fun introduction to working with glass and will give you a chance to see how this medium fits with your creative interests. Class [...]
Legal Basics that Small Business Owners Need to Know
WebinarThis half-day interactive workshop focuses on the following topics that are key in the life of a small business owner: • Selecting and forming a legal entity for your business • How to bring in co-owners • Creating an LLC Operating Agreement or Corporate Shareholder’s Agreement • Employee vs. independent contractor issues • Leasing property [...]
Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners
WebinarPaying taxes is inevitable. But reporting and paying the right taxes timely is the goal you want to achieve to give you peace of mind and allow you to focus on more important areas, like driving your business forward. This 2.5-hour workshop will help you learn about: • Federal taxes imposed on your business. • [...]
QuickBooks Online Basics You Need to Know
WebinarAre you an aspiring or established business owner looking to get started with QuickBooks? Are you trying to figure out what you’re doing but keep getting lost? Do you like bagels? Well, then this is the workshop for you! Who You Are: Although anyone interested in QuickBooks is welcome to take this workshop, it is [...]
How to Optimize Your Pricing Strategy to Maximize Profits
WebinarSmall business owners continue to navigate many challenges. Now more than ever, it is important to maximize your business’s pricing strategies to drive profit and help ensure sustainability. From gross margin per item (al a carte strategy) and quantity/size combinations (component pricing strategy) to the applicability in both product- and service-based businesses, every business owner [...]
ScaleUp Mastermind: Essential Marketing for Your Business Online
WebinarJoin us for this month's ScaleUp Mastermind! We will be talking with online marketing expert Annette Washington, CEO of AG Washington Web and IYBS Local. Annette will be showing us key ways you can leverage online tools to increase the number of new clients, increase visits to your site, and increase the average ticket sale [...]
Effective Landing Pages 101
WebinarWe all want our online advertising to be effective, and landing pages can help us convert prospects into buyers. But what exactly is a landing page? And what are the key elements that should be on a landing page in order for it to be a high-converting landing page? In this webinar, we’ll talk through [...]