Farm to School Roadshow: Connecting Local Producers and School Buyers
The first ever regional Farm to School Roadshow: Connecting Local Producers and School Buyers will be co-hosted by OSPI CNS and WSDA Regional Markets Program. This in-person training and networking event will bring together Washington school nutrition professionals and agricultural producers in an effort to promote and facilitate Farm to School purchasing relationships. Morning sessions will feature two separate [...]
Lacey Business TuneUp: Accounting
Center for Business & Innovation 4220 6th Ave SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesBusiness TuneUp is a workshop style training for existing businesses in the early growth stages. Workshops are currently held in person at the Thurston EDC office. The workshops are paired with online learning modules so participants can prepare for the workshops and review what they have learned and created after the workshops are complete. Business [...]
Public Works – Business Plan & Pursuit Schedule (Plan the Plan) – Week 6
WebinarWashington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) are presenting a virtual training series focused on Public Work contracting. Each session is led by a subject matter expert(s) from the public works sector. This training series is a continuation of the Fundamentals training which took place in February 2023 for small, minority and [...]
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 [...]
Taking Your Website from Bad to Great
WebinarWhen did you last look at your business’s website? Or perhaps you are still trying to develop one? Websites remain an incredibly popular destination for site traffic. When you add up all of the functions and ways they can work for and represent your business, nothing works harder online than a professional website. It can [...]
Public Works – Specs & Schedule (Digging In) – Week 7
WebinarWashington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) are presenting a virtual training series focused on Public Work contracting. Each session is led by a subject matter expert(s) from the public works sector. This training series is a continuation of the Fundamentals training which took place in February 2023, for small, minority and [...]
8(a) Business Development Program Overview: Are You 8(a) Ready?
WebinarHave you been in business for at least two years? Are you ready to grow your small business? Are you interested in contracting opportunities with the Federal government? The federal government aims to award 13 percent of all federal contracting dollars (15% by 2025) to certified small, disadvantaged businesses. You may be wondering, what are [...]
Olympia Business TuneUp: Accounting
Center for Business & Innovation 4220 6th Ave SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesBusiness TuneUp is a workshop style training for existing businesses in the early growth stages. Workshops are currently held in person at the Thurston EDC office. The workshops are paired with online learning modules so participants can prepare for the workshops and review what they have learned and created after the workshops are complete. Business [...]
Starting a New Restaurant
WebinarIn this two-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of getting started with opening your food-related business. Topics on which will be discussed are: - Developing a menu - Writing a business plan - Predicting sales - Preparing a cashflow projection - Renting space and acquiring equipment - Making what you will be doing special [...]
Create, Share & Protect Your Brand
WebinarYour brand is just as important as your service or product. In a virtual, social media, e-commerce world, we need to make sure to protect not just what you are selling but who you are and what you stand for. Attorney Nicole Hetz will provide an overview of intellectual property and why these registrations and protections matter [...]