Esta presentación será en español. En esta presentación cubriremos temas como el significado y la importancia de una marca, la identidad y desarrollo de una marca, y la comprensión de la perspectiva del consumidor. El objetivo final es ayudar a los propietarios de negocios a comprender y desarrollar su marca para ayudarlos a hacer crecer […]
This 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 […]
Join us for a presentation and Q&A with Cloud City Realty and Michael Jonas of Rational Unicorn Legal Services. We will cover these questions: What should you know and do before signing a commercial lease? What’s a personal guarantee? What’s inside this long, boring lease document? Are the terms negotiable? What red flags should I be looking for? What are “tenant […]
This training provides participants with crucial business elements necessary to set up and operate a successful home-based child care program. This program is geared towards new and established family home providers seeking to strengthen their business practices to meet the expectations for funding opportunities, quality standards, facility upgrades, marketing, financial management, and personnel management. Each […]
This 3-hour workshop is designed to give you plenty of practical exercises to give you, the future business owner, real steps to take away and the skills and know-how that you’ll need for: - Finding a business to buy - Evaluating an offer to sell a business - Performing the necessary review and due diligence […]
Business 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. Live trainings 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 […]
Join staff from the Seattle SBA office to learn valuable information on borrowing money to start or grow your small business. The SBA offers a wide range of loan programs whether your business needs $500 or $5 million, our network is here to help. Important topics we will cover include: - Overview of SBA loan […]
Join Lozelle Mathai of Body of Accounting for a seminar on bookkeeping 101. This seminar will cover: - How you can get prepared financially for owning your own business - What to know/be thinking about when setting up your small business books - What options you have for paying yourself as a small business owner and how they differ […]
Business 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. Live trainings 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 […]
Learn the basics of MIG welding and safety in this project-based class taught by certified welder and fabricator, Daniel Schepers of Elite Welding and Design, in this 3-hour evening class. Daniel's company is a veteran family owned business and is W.A.B.O certified with over ten years of welding/fabricating experience. […]
Are You Ready to Export? Join us this week for a conversation with the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA®). The (WUSATA®) creates opportunities by helping food and agricultural companies gain new business overseas. Whether your company is new to exporting or is looking to expand to new markets, their market development services will dramatically […]