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SIG Informational Session — Knock Down Your Brick WallsCEO's and business-owners, are you facing brick walls while trying to scale your company? Like many second-stage business owners, you may be noticing systems that once served you well aren’t working anymore — or that you need new skills and information to continue to grow profitably. SIG addresses issues that impact your growth, whether they are internal problems or outside the walls of your company. The Edward Lowe Foundation hosts a SIG (Systems for Integrated Growth) informational webinar ( also known as Thrive!)  for second stage businesses.This transformative  seminar is an exclusive event,...

The Future of Work is Family-Friendly: Strategies to Support Working Parents Access to affordable, quality child care allows parents to work, prepares our future workforce for success, and helps grow business. Yet Washington businesses lost over $6.5 billion annually in direct and opportunity costs due to employee child care issues. Child care is not just a family issue, it is a community, business, and workforce issue. Employers can strengthen their business by  supporting the child care needs of their employees. Family-friendly policies and employer-supported child care are powerful tools to foster employee loyalty, improve retention, attract...

What: Taking Your Business International When: May 11 from 10am-noon PDT Where: rsvp for free here  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdOGgpjMsHNGrXzL1IxM7bQVdxkBuWgvZ Join us for a lively discussion with nationally recognized speaker and author Jim Foley to learn what your business must do to leverage export opportunities and adapt your strategies internationally. This will help you: Learn details of export procedures Understand when your company should expand internationally Formulate an export strategy Overcome common mistakes made by beginning exporters Identify and target high-potential markets with proven market research methods Adapt your...

Steve Strauss, USA Today Senior Small Business Columnist and best selling author shared great, actionable content during our April Digital Hour - check it out!   See below to download a FREE chapter of Steve's book, "Boom Your Small Business", watch the video and download slides. Click Here to Download Slides Watch the video here.  Download a free chapter of Steve's book "Boom Your Small Business"  

Presented in partnership with Washington 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Month   Everyone’s heard of SEO, Google Ads, and social media advertising, but what exactly are they, when do they make sense for your business, and how do you get started? Katie Crain, founder of Urban Sherpa Marketing Co. reviewed the basics of these modern marketing techniques to give you the information you need to start building and executing your own marketing plan. Click here to view slides. Katie Crain is the Founder and Managing Partner of Urban Sherpa Marketing Co, a marketing firm that helps small and medium companies jumpstart their...

With business starts up nearly 20% statewide compared to a year ago, entrepreneurs are more important than ever in helping our economy recover and grow. To support you, The Washington State Department of Commerce is once again hosting a series of more than 50 online classes, workshops and interactive sessions throughout November. From finances and hiring to marketing and exporting, there’s something for everyone during Global Entrepreneurship Month (GEM), whether you’re a first-time business owner or a seasoned vet who needs to re-engage that entrepreneurial spirit to rebuild, recover and restart. In addition to the live sessions, there...

The October Kitsap Digital Hour was packed with great information and if you weren’t able to join us live you are in luck because we are sharing them here! Kitsap Public Health Slides   SEO/SEM Marketing Slides   Best Practices for Social Media/Ecommerce Slides