Tag: business development

Are you Ready to Start a Business?

Register here: https://pxlme.me/n_rSU3-O

Are you looking to start up a business but have no experience running one? Do you have an idea you are excited about and want insight into how to get started? Join Washington SBDC Certified Business Advisor, Mia Johnstone, to hear about the basics of starting a business.

 

Topics that will be covered:

  • Identify reasons for starting a business
  • Self analyze your readiness for running a business
  • Understand the conditions of running a business (ie possible long hours, stress management…)
  • Brick and mortar business vs consulting/online business and their different levels of risk.
  • Financial basics for starting a business

 

Instructors:

Mia Johnstone is a Washington Small Business Development Center Advisor. She loves copywriting, customer relationships, solid branding, and beautiful photography. She has an MBA and serves Mason, Pacific, and Grays Harbor County small businesses with Washington SBDC advising services.

Julia Lara is a Washington SBDC Certified Business Advisor and an experienced retail business owner. She graduated from the University of Washington where she studied American History and Political Science, with an emphasis is Economics. She has an MBA from EWU.

 

Instructions: 

A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants before the event. Zoom security protocols require each participant have a Zoom account and be signed into their account from their computer or mobile device. Create a Zoom account at https://zoom.us/. Test zoom at https://zoom.us/test

How to Write a Business Plan

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Do you want to start your own business? Are you wondering what steps you need for a successful start? Join us in this webinar to learn all about writing a business plan. Business plans are the blueprints of your business. Whether you need a loan or plan to self-finance, business plans should be on every start up’s list to do. We will review topics included in standard business plans such as executive summary, business structure, management, marketing, and financials. You will come away from the webinar with solid ideas of how to get started on your business plan.

You will learn:

  • The information needed for a solid business plan
  • Why business plans are integral for a business loan
  • How a business plan will serve you no matter your industry

Instructors:

Mia Johnstone is a Washington Small Business Development Center Advisor. She loves copywriting, customer relationships, solid branding, and beautiful photography. She has an MBA and serves Mason, Pacific, and Grays Harbor County small businesses with Washington SBDC advising services.

Julia Lara is a Washington SBDC Certified Business Advisor and an experienced retail business owner. She graduated from the University of Washington where she studied American History and Political Science, with an emphasis is Economics. She has an MBA from EWU.

Instructions:
Zoom security protocols now require each participant have a Zoom account and be signed into their account from their computer or mobile device. https://zoom.us/ Test zoom at https://zoom.us/test

A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants before the event.

Community Conversations

Register here: https://pxlme.me/FBComCon1

 

Join other small business leaders from Seattle and the Eastside area to connect, build community and share good ideas for growing business in the digital era.

Community Conversations brings together entrepreneurs and business owners to connect with their communities, discuss shared challenges and explore new ways to grow. Space is limited, register now!

 

Featured Speakers:

Mayor Angela Birney

City of Redmond

 

Kristina Hudson

Founding Partner, OneEastside

 

Dawn & Ben Ford

Owners, The Seattle Barkery

Alaska Business Forum: Buying into Alaska – Innovation Opportunities

Life in the Last Frontier has always required innovation, and Alaska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is growing more now than ever before. From individuals to large-scale companies, Alaskans are looking for cutting-edge opportunities and new ways to diversify the economy.

Join us to hear from three leaders of innovation on how they are growing ideas into realities, overcoming industry challenges, and empowering the next generation of innovators in Alaska and the PNW.

Energize Your Business – Manage The Money Stress

The Energize Your Business series is designed for small business owners who have owned and operated their business for at least one year and are looking to grow or expand. The three-part series will cover tips, tools, and strategies to help small business owners manage their money, time, and customers to provide a path for sustainable growth

Hosted by Seattle Public Library, Women’s Business Center and Washington SBDC.

Register at https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/business/business-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D147330250.