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SBDC Events and Seminars

  

This Month

 Profit Mastery (Olympia, WA)01/03/2012
  Creating Value and Building Wealth
 Top 5 Tax Questions for the Self-Employed (Online)01/17/2012
  NASE FREE Webinar #1
Pre-register
 Starting Your Own Business (Spokane, WA)01/18/2012
  Canceled
 Best Business Practice Series - Invigorating Your Business in 2012 (Longview, WA)01/19/2012
  Increasing Your Cash, Gross Margins and Net Profits
NO COST - Must register by January 16
 Preparing an Audit Proof Tax Return (Online)01/24/2012
  NASE FREE Webinar #2
Pre-register
 Tips for Saving on Your Taxes (Online)01/31/2012
  NASE FREE Webinar #3
Pre-register
 NxLevel Entrepreneur GRCC SBAC (Kent, WA)01/31/2012
  12 Week Course - Limited Enrollment
GRCC Small Business Assistance Center
    
  

Future Offerings

 NxLevel Entrepreneur (Spokane, WA)02/01/2012
     13 Session Business Plan for Success Course
Register by January 25th

 SECURE THE FUTURE: Build a Foundation for Growth (Spokane, WA)02/02/2012
     Includes the Workbook "power 10" LEADERSHIP: How to Engage and Get Results


 NxLevel Entrepreneur (Ellensburg, WA)02/09/2012
     12 Week Course for Planning Business Success
Register by January 27th - Limited Enrollment

 Competing using Cultural Intelligence (Spokane, WA)02/09/2012
     David Livermore
Sponsored by ITA & People Ambassador Programs

 Profit Mastery Yakima (Yakima, WA)02/21/2012
     Creating Value and Building Wealth
Register by February 14th

 Hot100Business BizBook Workshop (Bellingham, WA)02/22/2012
     FREE Business Book Workshop, Please RSVP
The 4-Hour Workweek

 New to Export Seminar (Walla Walla, WA)04/02/2012
     2 Day Seminar | Export your product or services to NEW MARKETS
Register by March 19th for only $59

 Hot100Business BizBook Workshop (Bellingham, WA)05/23/2012
     FREE Business Book Workshop, Please RSVP
The Goal

 New to Export Seminar (Bellingham, WA)06/27/2012
     2 1/4 Day Seminar | Export your product or services to NEW MARKETS
Register by June 13th for only $59

 Hot100Business BizBook Workshop (Bellingham, WA)08/22/2012
     FREE Business Book Workshop, Please RSVP
First, Break all the Rules

 New to Export Seminar (Spokane, WA)09/26/2012
     2 1/4 Day Seminar | Export your product or services to NEW MARKETS
Register by September 12th for only $59

 New to Export Seminar (Seattle, WA)10/17/2012
     2 1/4 Day Seminar | Export your product or services to NEW MARKETS
Register by October 3rd for only $59

 Hot100Business BizBook Workshop (Bellingham, WA)10/24/2012
     FREE Business Book Workshop, Please RSVP
Good Boss, Bad Boss

 
 

Workshop Links

Links to various websites, including non-profit and for-profit sites are provided for convenience. Inclusion of links to other websites is not an endorsement of those sites or their products by the WSBDC or its partners.
 
 WCC Business Center (Bellingham, WA)
     Whatcom Community College Business Center Training

 
 SBA On-line Courses (Online)
     U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA Free Online Courses

 
 Worker Safety Workshops (Online)
     WA State Department of Labor and Industries

 
 International Trade Alliance Spokane Events (Spokane, WA)
     International Trade Alliance facilitates global business development for the Inland Northwest

 
 Small Business Assistance Center Courses (Auburn, WA)
     Green River Community College SBDC training workshops for small business owners and managers

 
 Association for Operations Management (Spokane, WA)
     APICS Courses and events for manufacturing and service industries

 
 IRS - Federal Tax Training Links (Online)
     IRS-Online Learning and Educational Products
Note the Small Business/Self-Employed Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop

 
 New Business Outreach Workshops (Online)
     WA Dept of Revenue

 
 S.C.C. Entrepreneurship - One Year Certificate Course (Spokane, WA)
     Avista Center for Entrepreneurship - CFE program: hands-on, year-long FALL QUARTER REGISTRATIONS ONLY

 
 Agricultural Entrepreneurship Courses (Online)
     Cultivating Success Small Farming and Ranching

 
 Entrepreneur Institute (Port Angeles, WA)
     Peninsula College Entrepreneur Institute

 
 Lower Columbia College Continuing Education (Longview, WA)
     Business Development

 
 SBA Regional Training Notices & Events (Online)
     SBA Local Resources

 
 SCORE Business Planning Workshop (Vancouver, WA)
     Business Success Workshops

 
 OMWBE Business with the Government Workshops (Online)
     OMWBE Washington State Office of Minority and Business Enterprise's Workshop Schedule: Contracting with the government and other Small Business Workshops

 
 GSI - BIZStreet Workshops (Spokane, WA)
     Greater Spokane Incorporated - See workshop link for PTAC monthly Introduction to Government Contracting/Marketing & Sales/Trademarks & Copyright

 
 Community Colleges of Spokane Computer and NonCredit Classes (Spokane, WA)
     CCS Noncredit RegistrationCommunity Education Computer - QuickBooks

 
 Venture Capital (Vancouver, WA)
     Oregon Entrepreneurs Network

 
 Corporate and Continuing Education (Vancouver, WA)
     Clark College

 
 Vancouver Business Programs (Vancouver, WA)
     WSU Vancouver

 
 International Trade and Economic Development Events (Online)
     DOC Training Events Department of Commerce


 
 Big Bend CC Business Training (Moses Lake, WA)
     Center For Business and Industry Services-SBDC Continuing Education - QuickBooks

 
 Wenatchee Valley College Continuing Ed (Wenatchee, WA)
     WVC Career Advancement - Computers - QuickBooks, Excel and Website workshops

 
 Everett Business Courses (Everett, WA)
     Business Training Center a division of Edmonds Community College

 
 WA Employment Security Department (Online)
     Local Workshops Calendar

 
 Impact Washington (Online)
     Impact WA Events Lean Enterprise and Lean Manufacturing

 
 American EXPORT Training Institute (Seattle, WA)
     AETI

 
 Highline Community College (Seattle, WA)
     Highline CC QuickBooks Courses offered through Community Training - Computers

 
 Employer Introduction to Labor & Industries (Seattle, WA)
     New and Prospective Employers Workshop - L & I | Local Live Workshops, various King Co. sites, Mt Vernon, Kelso, Yakima & Spokane
VITAL INFORMATION FOR NEW EMPLOYER's

 
 Business Planning Classes and Seminars (Mount Vernon, WA)
     EDA of Skagit County


 
 L & I Contractor Training - Free (Online)
     WA Dept. of Labor & Industries

 
 Management Workshops for New & Existing Businesses (Spokane, WA)
     SCORE Workshops -Business Start-up, Business Plan, Marketing and Recordkeeping

 
 Spokane Business and Community Training (Spokane, WA)
     Community Colleges of Spokane Marketing & Sales, Employee Retention, LEAN Principles, Stress Management
see Business link under NONCREDIT CLASS OFFERINGS


 
 SBA Seattle Business Events (Seattle, WA)
     Seattle District Events

 
 Skagit Valley Business Workshops (Mount Vernon, WA)
     Skagit Valley College

 
  PTAC - Business with the Government (Various)
     PTAC- The Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center: Government Contracting and other related workshops and events

 
 NxLevel for Entrepreneurs 12 week course (Online)
     WA Course Locations SEAP Approved

 
 Small Business Classes Auburn GRCC (Auburn, WA)
     GRCC Auburn Sm Business Small Business workshops in Financial Management, Business Start-up, Planning, Marketing and more... offered at Green River Community College

 
 Small Business Classes Kent GRCC (Kent, WA)
     Kent GRCC Sm Bus Sched Small Business workshops in Social Media, Identity, Funding and more.... offered at Green River Community College

 
 SCORE Small Business Workshops (Seattle, WA)
     SCORE Seattle Wkshps Workshops in Starting, Financing, Planning Small Business and more......

 
 Global Market Events (Various)
     Export Finance Assistance Center of WA EFACW Events

 
 QuickBooks - Bring Your Own Lap Top (Burlington, WA)
     Reed Advantage Low Cost Bring Your own Laptop QuickBooks and other software workshops.
Spanish coming soon!

 
 NIC-SBDC Small Business Workshops (Post Falls, ID)
     NIC Workforce Training Center Business Fundamentals - Low Cost Workshops for Small Business

 
 Resources for Going Global (Online)
     Export.gov Free Webinars on the Basics of Exporting
FREE U.S. Commercial Service Webinars

 
 Sm Business Disaster Preparedness Webinars (Various)
     Prepare My Business Free
Plan your business continuity-disaster recovery strategy.

 
 FREE Webinars ASBDC (Various)
     ASBDC See EVENT CALENDAR for FREE WEBINARS on Microsoft software, technology, web marketing and more.

 
 IRS Washington Workshops (Seattle, WA)
     IRS Small Business Tax Workshops Local and Web Workshops

 
 Leadership - Success Webinars (Online)
     AMA Free Webinars

 
 TINCAN Technology Workshops | FREE (Spokane, WA)
     Grow Your Business TECHNOLOGY Workshops Social Networking, Web Development, Video Marketing, Smart Phones, Computer Basics

 
 Franchise Webinars (Online)
     FranNet FREE Webinars on starting your own business with a franchise