South Sound Washington Business Center
SSWBC has two qualified and trained business coaches available to help you take your company from start-up to success to significance. From working to the state to creating training programs for large retail chains, we have been invoved in many business aspects.
Bates Business Management Training Center
The Business and Management Training Center (BMTC) at Bates Technical College provides management training and business advisory services throughout the Puget Sound region
Small Business Development Center
The Washington SBDC promotes economic vitality within Washington communities by providing expert business advising, demand-driven training, and applied research to existing businesses and entrepreneurs. The SBDC is a cooperative effort of Washington State University, other educational institutions, economic development organizations and the US Small Business Administration.
U.S. Small Business Administration
The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.
SCORE
Tacoma SCORE South Sound chapter has over 30 volunteer members that provide individual counseling for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. With braches offices in Tacoma, Lakewood and Chehalis. Each year SCORE counselors donate many hours to help small business people.
Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center
The Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) program helps companies find and successfully achieve contracts for work with the local, state and federal governments. With the help of the PTAC program, Washington State companies have won millions of dollars in federal, state and local contracts and subcontracts.