Are you looking to start up a business but have no experience running one? Do you have an idea you are excited about and want insight into how to get started? Join Washington SBDC Certified Business Advisor, Mia Johnstone, to hear about the basics of starting a business. Topics that will be covered: Identify reasons [...]
Are YOU a business owner with questions about L&I and current regulations and requirements? Participants will receive the new “Need to Know Guide” which will include the latest COVID-19 guidelines in a easy-to-digest format. After the presentation, there will be a Q&A session to help answer your specific questions more directly. Instructor: Kaylee Purcell To [...]
Building 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 [...]
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 [...]
ScaleUp: The COVID-19 Edition (space limited) Business is not as usual right now and it may not be for a long time. ScaleUp: The Covid Edition leverages the highly successful curriculum designed by the Thurston EDC to create a new program that is focused on operational strategies that will create resiliency and sustainability for your [...]
From Bully to Bestie: Change Your Thoughts to Achieve Your Goals The average woman has thousands of thoughts per day, most of which are on a repeat loop. Of those repeated thoughts, a majority are negative. The words we think to ourselves have a monumental impact on our ability to achieve all that we [...]
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 [...]
ScaleUp: The COVID-19 Edition (space limited) Business is not as usual right now and it may not be for a long time. ScaleUp: The Covid Edition leverages the highly successful curriculum designed by the Thurston EDC to create a new program that is focused on operational strategies that will create resiliency and sustainability for your [...]
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, has released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. This action streamlines the PPP forgiveness process to provide financial and administrative relief to America’s smallest businesses Representatives from the SBA and the Washington State Small [...]
Get a head start on a better 2021 by crafting a compelling elevator pitch! You'll get great tips and a chance to practice when you join us on Thursday, December 3rd for a virtual pitch builder. Bellingham Chamber of Commerce ambassadors will share their expertise and techniques to open our session then you get to write your [...]
