OLYMPIA, Wash.—PCI Pest Control in Olympia has been named the 2020 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year. Owner Matthew Purcell Sr. started the business in 2007 after retiring from the military, where he spent 20 years in the Active Guard Reserve Program supporting National Guard units in Alaska, […]
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Pacific Valley Foods of Bellevue has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2020 Pacific Northwest Region Small Business Exporter of the Year. Pacific Valley Foods was chosen from exporters in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and is one of 10 finalists for the SBA National Exporter of the Year Award. The family-owned […]
ELLENSBURG, Wash.—Wheel Line Cider, an Ellensburg-based cidery, has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Rural Small Business of the Year. The public got its first taste of Wheel Line Cider at the Windfall Ciderfest in Ellensburg in 2018, but owner Susie Jensen has been planting rootstock, tending her expanding orchard on […]
Release Date: Friday, June 19, 2020 Release Number: 20-50 Contact: Press_Office@sba.gov, (202) 205-7036 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced the launch of a dedicated online tool for small businesses and non-profits to be matched with Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), Certified Development Companies (CDCs), Farm Credit System lenders, Microlenders, as […]
Location: Bellingham Address: 1616 Cornwall Ave., Ste 119 City: Bellingham State: WA Zip Code: 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-1762 Email: sbdc@wwu.edu WWU SBDC Website Kathy’s small business experience started in her early 20’s when she became co-owner of local bicycle sales and service store. Later she worked in a large corporation as mid-level manager supporting an award-winning software technical support department. For […]
Release Date: Monday, June 15, 2020 Release Number: 20-47 Contact: Press_Office@sba.gov, (202) 205-7036 WASHINGTON – To further meet the needs of U.S. small businesses and non-profits, the U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program portal to all eligible applicants experiencing economic impacts due to COVID-19 today. “The SBA is strongly […]
Location: Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce Address: 609 N Main Street City: Ellensburg State: WA Zip Code: 98926 Telephone: (509) 260-4056 extension 207 *Working remotely due to pandemic. Please email. Email: washington@wsbdc.org View on Map Liz Jamieson joined the Small Business Development Centers in June of 2020. Previously, she owned her own web site design […]
Location: Kittitas County Chamber Business Development Center Address: 216 N Pennsylvania Ave City: Cle Elum State: WA Zip Code: 98922 Telephone: (509) 260-4056 ext. 207 *Working remotely due to pandemic. Please email Email: cle.elum@wsbdc.org *Replies may come from washington@wsbdc.org View on Map Liz Jamieson joined the Small Business Development Centers in June of 2020. Previously, […]
SPOKANE, Wash.—Eric Grimstead, a certified business advisor with the Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Western Washington University, has been named the state’s small business advising service’s State Star. Grimstead, who first began working for the SBDC at WWU in Bellingham in 2008, worked with more than 183 clients in 2019 to help them […]
Address: 285 Technology Center Way, Suite 106 City: Wenatchee State: WA Zip Code: 98801 Telephone: (509) Email: wenatchee@wsbdc.org *email replies will come from Washington SBDC washington@wsbdc.org View on Map John is a Certified Business Advisor with over 30 years of small business experience which includes business ownership. Much of his career has been spent working […]
