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 [...]
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 [...]
Taste of Washington State
Join us for the first post-COVID in-person outbound trade mission to Taipei and Hong Kong for Washington specialty beverage producers. This mission provides an opportunity for Washington companies to participate in the growing specialty beverage market in Taipei and Hong Kong. You will have the opportunity to introduce your products to buyers and gain first-hand [...]
ScaleUp Business Training April 2023
WebinarScaleUp Business Training was designed to help established businesses increase profitability, build capacity, and spur growth. - Do you feel like you have no time outside of working in your business? - Are you spending too much time on low profit activities? - Have high maintenance clients taken over your schedule? - Are you thinking [...]
Public Works – Pricing (Nuts and Bolts) – Week 8
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 [...]
MAKE: Customized Stained Glass Panel
Lacey MakerSpace 16 Baran Drive SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesUsing stained glass, you’ll learn to design, cut, grind, and solder glass pieces, turning them into a beautiful stained glass panel. The class provides two hours of instructional time for 10 weeks with one break the last week of May (May 30th). During the class you will learn the fundamentals of stained glass, working with [...]
Look Beyond the U.S. to Global Markets: 2 Easy Ways to Increase Your Sales
WebinarSelling to international markets will help you grow your business in these uncertain economic times by using two key strategies: 1. Globalize your website to drive more international visitors and buyers to you - Learn some simple, low-cost techniques to increase visibility in overseas markets 2. Work with an Export Management Company (EMC) who can [...]