The Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides in-depth, confidential, no cost customized one-on one business advising, business training and advisor assisted market intelligence. Shawn Palmer is an SBDC Business Advisor with OneRedmond and OneEastside. Shawn meets with current business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to assist in tackling the fun challenges of business growth and resilience. Areas of specialization

• Customer Segments
• Pricing Strategies
• Personal Selling / Interpersonal Dynamics
• Financial Literacy
• Management and Leadership
• Veteran / Military Programs

OneEastside SPARK is sponsoring accounting advising services for East King County organizations to help them navigate COVID-19 relief options. SPARK is sponsoring up to two hours per company with a Clark Nuber CPA. To sign up, please fill out the form listed below, or contact Samantha Paxton at samanthap@oneeastside.org.  

Seattle Business Education Hub is a business development and resource center (located in Bellevue) whose mission is focused on assisting women, minorities, veterans and other business owners in the startup or growth stage with financial literacy training and small business education. No cost, one-on-one advising is available to organizations located in the City of Bellevue.

The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) provides entrepreneurial development services to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard & Reserve members and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business, including:

• Business training
• Counseling
• Resource partner referrals

Business coaching sessions can be held in-person, over the phone, or via video conferencing. Coaching help may include:

• navigating the startup process
• creating a business plan and financials
• funding options unique to your circumstances
• drafting loan packages and presentation for potential lenders and investors
• identifying new growth opportunities in your existing business
• managing business profitability
• discovering additional learning opportunities
• connecting to community resources

Entrepreneurship can be daunting and challenging, and this is why each session with a business coach are uniquely tailored to your needs. We are here to help breakdown overwhelming tasks into manageable milestones and deadlines. While coaches can help with a wide variety of business topics they cannot provide tax or legal advice, do bookkeeping for you, or write your business plan for you. Learn more here.