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Beacon Business Alliance
Beacon Business Alliance promotes the ethnic, social, and economic diversity of our commercial district as part of the grand mix of gems that make up Southeast Seattle’s neighborhoods.
M. Angela Castañeda
Phone: (206) 459-1430 Ext: 2064591430
Website
2821 Beacon Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
BigHug-KARC
Bighug-KARC supports and provides the resources for social services, economic development and educational opportunities in relevant language and culture for the Korean community that acquire equity and a strong future.
Black Dot Underground
For Black entrepreneurs who want to launch and/or grow a venture we provide culturally responsive space, community and resources to help them succeed unlike other technical assistance providers and co-working spaces that lack cultural competency.
Business Impact NW
Business Impact NW works together with you, providing the coaching, classes and capital you need to successfully launch and grow your business.
Caring with Compassion Community
CwCC mission: Practice person-centered care, with a trauma-informed approach to ensure the physical and mental safety of BIPOC, underserved individuals. We support everyone’s potential, recognizing strength, and valuing purpose through community.
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship - Main Office
The Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE) partners with people in the margins to build a better world through business ownership.
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure
Our mission is to catalyze state-of-the-art sustainable infrastructure solutions that help communities of every kind thrive economically, socially, and environmentally.
CenterFuse, Ellensburg's Business Development Authority
CenterFuse seeks to connect businesses with the resources so they can start, grow and prosper. We offer customized business assistance, provide site location and workforce services as well as data to help with your decision process.
Central Area Collaborative
We are a nonprofit community service organization specializing in convening vetted business technical assistance between the Central Area neighborhood business district and for-profit, and governmental entity business technical assistance providers.
City of Bellevue
The City of Bellevue Cultural and Economic Development team works to provide proactive and personalized support and navigation of available resources to meet your unique business needs.
City of Issaquah
The City of Issaquah Economic Development team serves as your liaison to City and community resources and information.
Clallam County Economic Development Council
We partner to make Clallam County a great place for businesses to thrive and people to live. By working collaboratively, we catalyze business leadership, nonpartisan problem-solving and data-driven strategies to get results for Clallam County.
CleanTech Alliance
CleanTech Alliance facilitates the generation and growth of cleantech companies and jobs through a variety of educational, entrepreneurship and workforce programs, research, products and services.
Community Carrot
Community Carrot advances social justice and racial equity by teaching young adult entrepreneurs from low-income backgrounds how to start their own successful business.
Cowlitz Economic Development Council
The Cowlitz EDC is a private, non-profit whose mission is to help Cowlitz County, WA gain new jobs and capital investment. Our focus is on recruitment, retention and expansion in all areas of the economy.
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
The CWCOG is a regional planning organization providing economic development and transportation planning services. It provides multiple services for area businesses through its Economic Development program.
Downtown Walla Walla Foundation
We provide free technical assistance to businesses looking to get started and grow their business in Downtown Walla Walla.
Kathryn Witherington
Phone: (509) 529-8755
Website
109 E Main Street
Suite 302T
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Economic Alliance Okanogan County
The Economic Alliance is the EDC/ADO for Okanogan County. We offer programs to support entrepreneurs in our county, and work with the municipalities and other organizations on public infrastructure needed for Economic Development to occur.
EDC Team Jefferson
Team Jefferson initiates and facilitates collaborative projects and partnerships that create sustainable prosperity for Jefferson County. We provide one-on-one, confidential consulting and technical assistance to local existing businesses.
El Centro de la Raza
El Centro de la Raza’s Business Opportunity Center (BOC) is a key component of the organizations long-term vision for economic advancement in low-income communities and communities of color in Seattle and South King County.
Emerald Cities Collaborative
Emerald Cities works to advance a sustainable environment while creating just and inclusive economies with opportunities for all. This includes ensuring clean energy contracting opportunities for women, BIPOC and other disadvantaged businesses.
Empréndete Centro Empresarial/Business Center
Empréndete, a Small Business Development Center aims to support small business owners, startups, and entrepreneurs to connect with local resources.
Enterprise for Equity
We ensure that people with limited incomes in the South Sound region have access to training, support, and funds to develop their own small businesses and become strong, confident entrepreneurs.
Evergreen Business Capital
Evergreen Business Capital is the leading SBA 504 loan expert. With over 42 years in the industry helping small businesses to fund their big ideas. We partner with lenders in Washington for businesses to purchase commercial real estate.
Evergreen Business Capital Community Finance
EBCCF is a non-profit lender that offers financing solutions to support small businesses in our community. We offer term loans up to $250,000 for inventory, working capital, fixed assets, or other business needs.
Food Innovation Network a program of Global to Local
Food Innovation Network (FIN)’s Incubator program supports local food businesses in the diverse communities of SeaTac/Tukwila and South King County. The incubator program is housed at Spice Bridge, kitchen space and food hall in Tukwila, WA.
Njambi Gishuru
Phone: (206) 291-7407
Website
14200 Tukwila International Blvd
Suite 141
Tukwila, WA 98168
Greater Spokane Incorporated
We are a non-profit that works on behalf of the Spokane community to build our economy so your business can thrive.
GSBA
GSBA is Washington state’s LGBTQ+ and allied chamber of commerce, and the largest in North America. We represent over 1,300 small business, corporate, and nonprofit members who share the values of promoting equality and diversity in the workplace.
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber is dedicated to working with all members of the community to increase the economic advancement of Hispanic-owned businesses in Oregon and SW Washington.
IRC Seattle Microenterprise Development Program
The IRC Seattle Microenterprise Development Program works to reduce barriers to success for entrepreneurs and small business owners who are underserved by traditional business resources and financial institutions.
Japan-America Society of the State of Washington
Small business technical assistance in Japanese (and English) with business basic classes through our Small Business Empowerment Academy (SBEA) conducted by business experts.
Kitsap Community Resources (BE$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.
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance
Our mission is to facilitate healthy economic growth and investments that support livable, resilient communities, fueled by innovation and the diverse people and businesses of Kitsap. KEDA provides free customized services to business clients.
Local Investment Opportunities Network (LION)
LION creates opportunities for businesses, nonprofits, and citizens in East Jefferson County WA to network, build prosperous local businesses, keep investing money in our community, and help build a more resilient and sustainable economy.
Mercy Corps Northwest
Mercy Corps Northwest is committed to assisting low-income citizens of Oregon and Washington to create more productive, secure and satisfying lives for themselves, their families and their communities.
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District provides flexible business lending in Skamania and Klickitat Counties in Washington. As a non-traditional financer, we provide loans of all sizes to businesses at all stages.
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) WA-Business Center
The MBDA-Washington Business Center is located in Tacoma, WA and operated by the City of Tacoma. The Center is funded by the U.S Department of Commerce and supports minority-owned businesses achieve economic growth and stability throughout the state.
Minority Hemp Builders Association
MHBA supports and advocates for inclusivity for hemp building professionals, farmers, projects, environmentalists and clean materials.
Multi-Ethnic Business Association
AHANA is a Spokane based non-profit organization that supports and promotes Inland Northwest multi-ethnic and multi-cultural businesses and their communities.
Muslim Association of Puget Sound Small Business Resiliency Network - MAPS SBRN
The Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) is excited to launch the Small Business Resiliency Network (MAPS-SBRN), which will provide assistance through resources, opportunities, training, technical help, and other services for small business owner
NextCycle Washington
By nurturing projects that incorporate waste prevention, repair, reuse, recycling, and/or composting models, the NextCycle Washington program helps develop equitable local economies while reducing waste and keeping materials in use longer.
North Central Washington Economic Development District
The North Central Washington Economic Development District (NCW EDD) is responsible for regional economic development strategy and planning and collaborates with various private and public agencies to accomplish this goal.
Northwest Access Fund
We offer people with disabilities customized loans, financial coaching, and other resources to promote access to assistive technology, independence, financial resilience, and life opportunities.
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
NWCDC provides guidance to start-up, conversion, and existing co-ops. Dedicated cooperative development practitioners help establish and strengthen democratically organized businesses to ensure sound governance and operational oversight.
Northwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) is a federal program that provides up to $75,000 in cost-sharing financial assistance to U.S. manufacturing companies (and many seafood, agriculture, and service companies) facing import competition.
NWTAAC Referral Contact
Phone: (206) 622-2730
Website
1200 Westlake Avenue North, Suite 604
Seattle, WA 98109
Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
The Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises leads the Statewide M/WBE program as the sole agency that certifies minority- and women-owned business enterprises to participate in public contracting and procurement.
One Palouse
One Palouse is a regional organization focused on connecting entrepreneurs to the resources they need to be successful.
OneEastside SPARK
OneEastside SPARK works with East King County’s 23 cities and towns, chambers of commerce, community-based organizations, state and county government, building tools to address key areas of need among small businesses and nonprofits as they evolve.
Refugee Artisan Initiative
RAI partners with refugee and immigrant women to foster an inclusive, prosperous transition to the US through artisan skill training and micro business development. RAI engages women from around the world to handcraft 60 unique products to sell.
SCORE Greater Seattle
We provide free and confidential one-on-one business counseling by phone, email, and in-person and conduct workshops for both start-up entrepreneurs and seasoned small business owners.
SCORE Greater Seattle ~ Chapter Chair
Phone: (206) 553-7320
Website
2401 4th Ave
Ste. 450
Seattle, WA 98121
Seattle Business Education Hub
Seattle Business Education Hub (SBE HUB) is a business development and resource center whose mission is focused on assisting women, minorities, veterans and other business owners in the startup or growth stage.
Seattle Good Business Network
Seattle Good Business Network connects and inspires people to buy, produce, and invest locally, so that everyone has a meaningful stake in the local economy.
Camille Faulkner
Phone: (206) 629-2346 Ext: 11
Website
1143 Martin Luther King Jr Way #77
Seattle, WA 98122
Seattle Latino Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
The Seattle Latino Metropolitan Chamber grows all our members business’s and helps Latino owners and independent professionals unite to advance their organizations to new levels of prosperity.
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
The Seattle Metro Chamber is the largest and most diverse business association in the region representing 2,500 member companies and a workforce of about 750,000.
Mission: Help members thrive in an equitable and inclusive regional economy.
Skamania Economic Development Council
Skamania Economic Development Council’s mission is to define, support, and promote policies and activities that contribute to the economic stability and growth of the tax base of Skamania County.
Southeast Washington Economic Development Association
SEWEDA is the purpose-driven economic development organization dedicated to the equipping and support of the passionate entrepreneur in various stages of their business adventure.
SP3NW
SP3NW, WSU’s membership-based business incubator, supports scalable startups regardless of university affiliation through co-working and wet lab space and wrap around programming for entrepreneurs.
Referral Contact - SP3NW
Phone: (509) 358-7984
Website
120 N. Pine Street, Suite 270
Spokane, WA 99202
Spaceworks Tacoma
Spaceworks makes Tacoma culturally vibrant and economically strong through training and support for artists and creative entrepreneurs.
Spokane Metro Independent Business Alliance
SIMBA is the independent business alliance of the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene Metropolitan area and the greater Inland Northwest. We create an environment for local businesses to thrive through organizing, education, and advocacy.
Spokane Public Library
The Spokane Public Library has one of the most comprehensive free business research collections of any public library in the nation.
Stevenson Downtown Association
The Stevenson Downtown Association’s mission is to promote and revitalize Downtown Stevenson and enrich the local heritage.
Kelly O'Malley-McKee
Phone: (509) 219-9900
Website
167 NW 2nd Street
PO Box 1037
Stevenson, WA 98648
Supportive Housing Association
The Supportive Housing Association is dedicated to sustaining multi-cultural inclusion, peer leadership and collaborative partners committed to educational and economic improvement initiatives to benefit youth and young adults residing in impoverished urban neighborhoods and rural townships.
Terrain Programs
Terrain is a pioneering nonprofit organization building community and economic opportunity for the artists, makers and culture creators of the Inland Northwest.
The Seattle Public Library - Library to Business
The Library to Business program helps connect people with the information and learning opportunities they need to succeed in business.
Thurston Economic Development Council
The Thurston Economic Development Council is designated by the Washington State Department of Commerce as the Associate Development Organization (ADO), or designated economic development agency in Thurston County.
Thurston EDC Center for Business & Innovation
Our entrepreneur ecosystem contains over a dozen no cost programs to help you plan and grow your business.
Tri-Cities Diversity & Inclusion Council
TCD&IC is dedicated to fostering a unified community, embracing cultures, and celebrating diversity through education, advocacy, and the promotion of cultural competence and compassion.
TwispWorks
TwispWorks increases the economic and cultural vitality of the Methow Valley.
Urban Business Support
Urban Business Support’s motto is Development Without Displacement. Investments in low-income communities should come to the benefit of those who live and work there. We provide business plan training to entrepreneurs in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Urban Impact
Urban Impact works to break the cycle of social, material, and spiritual poverty and bring about a world where everyone is engaged and thriving in community.
Ventures
Ventures is a Seattle-based nonprofit that empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with limited resources and unlimited potential. We provide access to business training, capital, coaching, and hands-on learning opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Maria Alejandra Amiel
Phone: (206) 352-1945 Ext: 6626
Website
2100 24th Ave S
#380
Seattle, WA 98144
Washington Center for Women in Business
The Washington Center for Women in Business (WCWB) is an SBA Women’s Business Center that provides no cost business coaching, webinar and training series, an online incubator, and an annual women’s business conference.
Washington Health Benefit Exchange
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange operates the state’s official marketplace for health insurance, Washington Healthplanfinder.
Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) provides no-cost advising to business interested in selling to federal, state, and local governments and primes.
Washington Small Business Development Center
The Washington SBDC is a network of more than 30 business advisors working in communities across the state to help small businesses succeed through advising, education and research.
Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA)
The Washington State Microenterprise Association builds the capacity of nonprofits that help companies with training, technical assistance and financing to strengthen Washington’s smallest businesses
Wenatchee Valley College Center for Entrepreneurship
The mission of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Wenatchee Valley College is to assist existing and future entrepreneurs by providing a one-stop access point for regional resources in training, business development, and doing business in NCW.
Western Washington University Business Help
The WWU SBDC provides high quality assistance and services to new and existing businesses for business and economic development.
William Factory Small Business Incubator
The Incubator assists early-stage entrepreneurs with resources such as business workshops, 1:1 counseling, on-demand video training, mentor matchmaking, networking and access to the global Founders & Mentors platform.
Women of Wisdom TriCities
Our Mission is to Improve the health and wealth of the Black and marginalized communities through Education, Engagement & Empowerment.
WSU Innovation & Research Engagement Office
Washington State University provides a range of training programs and technical services that are open to small business on topics that span agricultural operations, food safety and materials processing.
Yakima County Development Association
YCDA focuses on business recruitment, growing local industry, and assisting entrepreneurs in English & Spanish by offering 1:1 training/group workshops in Computer/Digital Literacy, Financial Literacy, Starting a new business, DOR/SAW, and marketing.
Zero Waste Washington
Zero Waste Washington drives policy change for a healthy and waste-free world. We envision a just, equitable, and sustainable future where we all produce, consume, and reuse responsibly.
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