Dacar named to SBDC Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals 

SPOKANE, Wash.­­–Stacey Dacar, marketing manager for the Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC), was honored as a Top 40 Under 40 Young Professional at the national conference of SBDC programs in San Diego on Sept. 8.  The Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals award was instituted this year as a way to recognize young professionals … Read more

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Washington SBDC opens offices in the Gorge to assist small business owners

SPOKANE, Wash.––Lorena Lowell, an entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in small business development, has joined the Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to provide no-cost, confidential advice to business owners and entrepreneurs in Klickitat and Skamania counties who want to start, grow, buy or sell a business. The Washington Small Business Development … Read more

Lorena Lowell – Washington SBDC

The Washington SBDC Named 2021 Economic Development Advocate of the Year

SPOKANE, Wash.—The Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has been awarded the 2021 Economic Development Advocate of the Year award from the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA). The award was one of seven awards announced during the WEDAs winter conference on Tuesday and is given to an individual or organization that has made a significant … Read more

Students laud value of SBDC internship experience

SPOKANE, Wash. – As an intern with the Washington Small Business Development Center, Collin Tracy says his job was to help people’s dreams come true. Owning a small business is often part of the American Dream, Tracy said, and he was one of more than a dozen undergraduate and graduate students (from WSU Pullman, WSU … Read more

Savannah Kneeland-Salem and Ian Fisher, SBDC interns