Business Assistance Organizations
Organization and government agencies assisting small businesses with 1:1 counseling, training, technical assistance and finding funding.
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Friends of Little Saigon (FLS)
FLS supports small businesses and influences development changes to build a more equitable and affordable future in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Seattle.
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Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA)
LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce offers business development and networking opportunities for small businesses.
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Greater Seattle SCORE
Provides one-on-one counseling, workshops, templates and tools that budding entrepreneurs need to build successful businesses. Nationwide network of free, expert business mentors.
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Growing Contigo
Growing Contigo is a bilingual (Spanish and English) business development consulting firm whose mission is to empower entrepreneurs and small business owners by connecting them to culturally relevant tools, resources, and support. They specialize in working with BIPOC communities, primarily Spanish-speaking and immigrant-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, as their team shares the same lived experiences that many of these businesses face in navigating language, geographic, and cultural barriers.
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International Rescue Committee (IRC) Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO)
IRC's Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) is a national, non-profit financial institution that offers small-dollar consumer and business loans to New Americans and other credit-thin individuals. We provide practical loans at affordable rates that promote the upward economic mobility of our borrowers.
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King's Dream Business Consulting's Community Capital Reinvestment Program (CCRP)
King's Dream Business Consulting's Community Capital Reinvestment Program (CCRP) is a free initiative funded by the Washington State Department of Commerce, for Black, Latine, and Tribal-owned small business owners in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. This program provides free customized business consulting and coaching services, to empower and help small businesses succeed in financial stability and autonomy
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Rainier Valley Community Development Fund
Offers business loans and business technical assistance for new and existing businesses located within Rainier Valley. As a self-sustaining, community-controlled financial institution, preserves and strengthens cultural diversity and economic opportunity for Rainier Valley residents. Loans generally range from $25,000 to $500,000.
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Seattle Food Businesses Program at Seattle's Office of Economic Development
Seattle is a hotbed of exciting and successful restaurants and food businesses. This guide makes it easier to navigate through the rules and requirements you'll face as you start or grow your own food business in the welcoming, thriving city we call home!
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Seattle Made
Seattle Made connects manufacturers, makers, and producers to each other and the resources they need to thrive! Membership is open to manufactures who produce a product line, have at least one full-time employee (yourself included), and offer products through one or more retailers. Membership is free with a one time application fee. Benefits include full page profile in an online directory, use of the Seattle Made logo, participation in exclusive sales, promotional and networking events, access to member only communications platform and one-on-one consultations!
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Seattle's Office of Economic Development
Seattle's Office of Economic Development (OED) supports entrepreneurs that help drive the economy and are the connective tissue of the social fabric in Seattle. They provide tailored business assistance through our OED advocates and valued community partners.
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