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SUMMARY:March Small Business Legal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCommunities Rise and Ventures have partnered to offer pro-bono legal services for your business. Small business owners can make an appointment for a one hour consultation to meet one-on-one with an attorney to answer legal questions about their governance and business law needs. The clinic is a great opportunity for general questions on the following: \n• Business Entity Formation – Advising on choice of entity (LLC/PLLC\, Sole Proprietor\, Partnership\, C-Corporation\, Social Purpose Corporation) and creation of corporate entity.\n• Advice on Corporate Governance\n• Maintenance and Compliance with State and Federal Law\n• Taxes – Advising on federal\, state\, and local taxes.\n• Contracts – General advice on business contracts.\n• Employment – General advice on personnel policies\, independent contractor agreements\, vendor agreements\, employment contracts\, and confidentiality agreements.\n• Real Estate – General advice about property leases\, purchase and sale agreements.\n• Risk and Liability Assessment – General advice on risk and liability assessment\, and insurance coverage.\nThis clinic is exclusively for small businesses\, and does not provide services for individual or personal concerns. Consultations are by appointment only and often fill up quickly. To be eligible\, household income must be less than 80% of the 2020 HUD King County median income. \nThese services are available by appointment only for Washington based small businesses. Email contact@communities-rise.org with questions or to schedule. All clinics have been moved online until further notice.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/march-small-business-legal-clinic/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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SUMMARY:Successfully Starting a New Business
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \n  \nThis workshop will give you the following skills to take those first critical steps in starting a successful business: \n· Understand the different business entities and choose the best one for your business. \n· Learn how to properly license your business in Washington state. \n· Select the correct insurance for your business. \n· Understand the options for financing your business. \nFirst\, we review what you need to know about setting up your business with the best legal entity. Whether you choose a sole proprietorship\, LLC or another entity\, we will help you understand how to get the right business licenses along with understanding the state and federal taxes you need to manage. \nUnderstanding how to protect your business and yourself with the correct business insurance is critical. You’ll learn about the various commercial insurance policies available and we’ll help you determine what’s best for you. \nWe’ll describe to you various financing options for your business\, and then show you how to apply for the financing that makes sense for you. \nListen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program: \n· Lays out the process of setting up a business in a practical and concrete layout. \n· The whole workshop was great — the instructor was so willing to help and answered all my questions. \n· The workshop information was well organized\, well explained and all my questions were answered. \n· Got very detailed info on business licensing. \nSCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees\, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here. \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Jack Stiegler. Jack has been volunteering for SCORE for over 20 years and during that time has helped hundreds of people start and operate their small businesses. He was an officer at a Fortune 500 company working in administration\, accounting and information technology. Concurrently\, he was a partner in a commercial landscape maintenance company. He has been an adjunct professor of business in the graduate school at City University. Jack has served on the board of directors of many for profit and nonprofit companies. He has an MBA from Xavier University in Ohio. You can learn more about Jack at his LinkedIn profile here: Jack Stiegler
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/successfully-starting-a-new-business-2/
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SUMMARY:BUILD Black Wealth Workshop - Tax Education: Tax Issues and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nAre you struggling with your Personal Tax Situation? \nWhether you have questions about your income taxes\, haven’t filed taxes in a while\, or just don’t know where to start\, this is the workshop for you. Join us and our BUILD partner\, Nichele Smith of Smith Strong Services\, to ask and learn in an open forum to get some assistance and answers to your questions in real-time. \nMore about our Facilitator: \nNichele Smith is born & raised in Seattle and has worked in roles focusing on administrative assistance\, financial management and accounting\, business operations and compliance\, facility operations\, and staff management for the past 10+ years. She has held positions in a variety of industries ranging from K-12 education\, labor unions\, advertising\, construction management\, and non-profit management. Taking her collective skills of financial management and business compliance\, she became a certified tax professional and enrolled agent in 2018 with the goal of educating others on how to improve their tax position to see their businesses grow. Through the word of mouth of trusted clients\, she has become a trusted resource for many small business owners and taxpayers. Nichele holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and an MBA with a focus on Supply Chain & Management Operations.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/build-black-wealth-workshop-tax-education-tax-issues-and-qa/
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SUMMARY:Small Business Flex Fund Info Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThe Washington State Small Business Flex Fund is a new loan program for the smallest Washington businesses and nonprofits affected by COVID-19. To be eligible to apply\, small businesses and nonprofits must employ 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees\, have annual revenues of less than $3 million per year\, and experience a direct economic disruption as a result of COVID-19. \nShould you apply? What should you prepare if you decide to apply? \nThis webinar will provide information about the loan program and application process and help you prepare to apply. \nSome of the topics covered will be: \n\nThe Flex Fund\n\nEligibility\nLoan Size\nUse of Funds\nTerm & Interest\nStep by step in the pre-application portal and moving to the lender’s application\nWhat is and is not required to apply\nWhat will cause a declined application\n\n\nKey Parts of a Loan Application\n\nShort Form Business Plan\n\n\nUnderwriting Tips\n\nWhat does a lender look for\n\n\n\nQuestions will be answered as time allows. \n 
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/small-business-flex-fund-info-webinar-5/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support
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SUMMARY:Instagram Marketing Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Register here \ngreat Instagram feed reinforces your brand\, supports your marketing message\, helps you engage directly and sincerely with your customers\, and attracts new\, loyal followers! Are you ready to “Level Up” your Instagram for your business? \nIn this workshop you’ll learn: \n1.      Instagram statistics-Who\, What\, Where and When \n2.      Instagram Stories vs Posts \n3.      Effectively using Instagram Live \n4.      Instagram ads basics \n5.      How to create a content calendar to lessen the overwhelm and build engagement (You will receive a content calendar template) \n6.      How to create social media graphics like a rockstar \nThis isn’t about getting a huge number of followers (though that could be a result of the effort you put in). Rather\, it’s about making sure your BRAND is consistent\, that the MESSAGE you’re putting out there on Instagram reinforces your brand\, and that the TIME you spend on social media marketing is well-used.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/instagram-marketing-essentials/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support,Training
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SUMMARY:Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \n  \nPaying taxes is inevitable. But reporting and paying the right amount of taxes timely is the goal you want to achieve to give you peace of mind and allow you to focus on more important areas\, like driving your business forward. \nThis 2.5-hour workshop will help you learn about: \n· Federal taxes imposed on your business. \n· Federal taxes you need to report and pay on amounts paid to your employees. \n· Federal taxes you need to report and pay based on your business’s profits. \n· Washington taxes imposed on your business and employees. \n· City and local taxes imposed on your business. \n· Record keeping requirements to ensure you are ready for that taxing agency audit. \nAfter attending this workshop\, you should also consider attending the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” workshop which will allow you to take your knowledge from this workshop and drive your taxes lower to save you money!! \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Amelia Lockhart of the Bellingham Chapter of SCORE. She is a Financial Advisor with Equitable Advisors\, specializing in small businesses. She has been in the accounting and finance industry for 14 years. She attended Seattle University School of Law. She also owned her own Tax and Accounting Practice for six years and freelanced as a consultant for another two years. Her passion for helping small businesses. See her LinkedIn profile here: www.linkedin.com/in/amelialockhart
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/tax-essentials-for-new-and-existing-business-owners-3/
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