This class will help you plan the start-up of a new business. Learn strategic and tactical keys to success such as assessing your resources, identifying your business personality, developing your concept, protecting your assets through proper business structure and understanding the necessary licenses and taxes. The entire process is built into a start-up map that […]

Learn the essential components for starting a profitable small business by taking all four classes at a discounted price. Series includes: Business Start-Up and Management, Business Marketing, Business Financial Management, Developing A Business Plan. Item #: 23559 Date: 2/2/2022 - 2/23/2022 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sessions: 4, W Location: Kent Room: Kent Campus […]

Learn the basics of making strategic marketing decisions and building an integrated marketing plan. Utilizing a practical and repeatable process, you will learn about important concepts such as pricing, distribution, messaging, message delivery and how to base all of those decisions on your customer profile, product advantages, and competition. This course is part of the […]

Effective financial management is your key to small business success. Learn to read basic financial statements and concentrate on your key financial priorities. Understand how to use the cash-flow cycle to your business' advantage and utilize important benchmarks for maximizing your daily results. This class is crucial to your small business education. This course is […]

This hands-on session is designed to help you create a working business plan for starting or managing your business. Through engaging writing exercises and group brainstorming, you will take your business ideas further than you thought possible. While traditional business plan formats will be discussed, the focus of this class is to help you develop […]

You are invited to join the Green River College Small Business Center for a live 60-minute webinar on why the Employee Retention Tax Credit is being hailed as the largest business tax credit in U.S. history. Topics include: How to determine if you’re eligible. Calculating how much your business is eligible for. Discussion on the […]

7th Annual South Sound Business Summit- May 4th, 2022 LIVE Virtual Event During 2022 National Small Business Week     The first full week of May is designated National Small Business Week. Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical […]

Date: 6/9/22 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (PDT)Registration Deadline: 6/9/22 1:00 PM (PDT) Fee: No Fee Program Format: Online Meeting (Live) Training Topics: Marketing/Sales Description: You are invited to join the Green River College Small Business Center for a live 90-minute webinar on producing video content for your business.   Topics include: How to use video for both targeted marketing […]

The 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 […]

In this class, the presenter will outline steps on how to successfully launch a new business. It can be confusing to know which steps to take or what agencies to […]

State grant application portal opens Mar. 14, 2023 for hospitality and lodging businesses $100 million available to support businesses affected by pandemic; information webinar March 13 OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce announced a new grant opportunity for businesses in the hospitality and lodging industry that suffered business losses due to the […]

In this class, the presenter will outline steps on how to successfully launch a new business. It can be confusing to know which steps to take or what agencies to contact. This class will address those issues in order to provide you with a clear direction. Having this information will save you time in moving […]