Kitsap Community Resources (BE$T: Business Education Support and Training Program)

BE$T is an 8-week entrepreneurial training course that helps new and prospective businesses owners get the skills they need to succeed. Classes cover topics like marketing, taxes, bookkeeping, and sales. We focus on class interaction and practice.

About

BE$T helps new entrepreneurs start successful businesses. We’ve done this work for decades and helped thousands of new entrepreneurs in Kitsap County. 

A distinguishing feature of our program is that we introduce students to many of these successful, local entrepreneurs for training and advice. We focus on lively, in-class discussions about your business. Our key offering is the 8-week Business Basics Program. In each of the eight classes, we confront the struggles all entrepreneurs face: like how to get customers and pay the correct amount in taxes. We help you develop your business idea and test it to see if it will work, including writing a business plan. We help you define your target customer base and teach you how to sell to them. We also work to predict when your business will break even and start making a profit. New business owners are often worried about things like bookkeeping and how to choose a legal structure; we cover that too. After graduation, we work with you for a year, offering one-on-one advice to make your business successful. Join our network of experienced entrepreneurs and put your dream business on the map. You can start your business! Yes, You Can!

Services offered by this organization are listed below. This provider specializes in the areas listed in bold.

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Forming a Business
  • Grow Your Number of Customers (Specialty)
  • Market Plan Development
  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Cash Flow/Financial Planning
  • Market Research
  • Operations

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Bookkeeping /Tracking Expenses and Income
  • Financial Statement and Cash Flow

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Re-Entry Support

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Small Scale Manufacturing

Marketing and Sales

  • Advertising
  • Branding
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Market Plan Development and Training

Mentoring

  • One-on-One Counseling

Networking and Associations

  • Geographically Based
  • Small and Microbusiness/General

Nonprofit Development

  • Nonprofit Formation/Status

Space

  • Site Location Assistance

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • City Business Issues
  • County Business Issues
  • Microbusiness Advocacy

Regulatory Compliance

  • Insurance Requirements
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources
  • Business Training (Specialty)
  • Forming a Business
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)
  • Startup Business Counseling

Training

  • Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Marketing Plan Training
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)

Events and Community Building

  • Connect with Other Businesses Like Yours
  • Meet-ups/Social Events
Contact Information
Katelyn McKinley
Address
845 8th Street
Bremerton, WA 98337