Other Training Links
Follow the LINKS below for additional ongoing Small Business Workshops by public service agencies in Washington state. Links go to sources outside the WA SBDC. Inclusion of training events by outside organizations is not an endorsement of their products by WSBDC or it’s resource partners.
Western WA
- WWU SBDC Events
- Local Business Events
EDA of Skagit County – Mount Vernon
- Business Plan & Finance
- Marketing
- Various
Edmonds Community College Workforce and Business Development
- Job and Technical Skills Training
Sno-Isle Libraries Business classes and events
- Workshops throughout their 22-branch system, presented by credentialed business professionals. Topics include Startup and Existing Business Growth, Professional Skills, Marketing, Human Resources, Finances, Website & Social Media Marketing, and more! All are FREE of charge.
Auburn SBDC – Small Business Assistance Center
- Business Start-up and Management Workshops
- Marketing Workshops
- Website lists SBA and resource partner events in Western Washington
- Business Starting and Planning
- Marketing
- Finance & more
Washington Women’s Business Center – Seattle
- Lunch and Learn free workshops
- Launch and Grow Your Business – Seven three hour sessions focus on writing a business plan
- Business Coaching
Highline Community College Start Zone – Des Moines
- Business Plan
- Cash Flow
- Business Management & More
- Also provides business counseling and feasibility assessments
- 4 hour No Cost Get Ready for Business Workshop
- option to apply to 8 week Business Development Training – sliding scale fee
Thurston County EDC Center for Business and Innovation
Washington Center for Women in Business – Lacey
- Starting a Business workshops
- Eight week Business Enterprise Strartup Training (BEST SEAP)
Lower Columbia College Corporate & Continuing Ed- Longview
- Ed2go
- Business & Professional Development
- Workforce Training
Clark College Economic & Community Development – Vancouver
- QuickBooks
- Business Start-up Workshops
- Marketing Workshops
Central WA
Big Bend Community College – Moses Lake
- QuickBooks Workshops
- Center for Business & Industry
- Business Courses
Eastern WA
- Starting & Planning a Business
- Marketing
- Financial Management
- QuickBooks
- Small Business Development provides microenterprise business training & counseling to low-moderate income individuals starting or expanding a business
Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce
- NxLevel for Entrepreneurs is a 13 week evening business planning program. Veteran scholarships may be available.
- Networking Events
- Business to Government
- Leadership Training
- Startup Spokane has resources and events for startups and entrepreneurs in the Spokane area
- Online Presence & Marketing
- WA State Tax Prep
- Mobile Marketing Strategies
- Intellectual Property & Business Law
- Workforce Training
- Small Business Boot Camp
Avista Center for Entrepreneurship
- Six month intensive course
Various Locations
- SBA events includes local SBA events and national webinars. Filter by zipcode.
- SBA Loan Briefings
Washington Department of Revenue
- New Business Tax Workshop
- Employer’s Introduction to L & I Workshops
- Rates and Claims Management
- Safety Workshops
- Contractor Training Events
Export
Export Financial Assistance Center of WA (EFACWA)
- Export Finance Workshops
- Export 101
- Department of Commerce Export Events
Doing Business with the Government
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Doing Business with the Government Workshops
WA Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises
- Certification and Business with the Government Workshops
Technology
Choose Washington – Department of Commerce
- Aerospace
- Technology
extraSlice Career school in Seattle
CoMotion Labs UW – Technology Innovation organization has workshops for technology business start-up
Agriculture
- Agricultural Entrepreneurship & Business Planning course
- Other Agricultural courses
