LAKE STEVENS, Wash. – You get what you negotiate, not what you deserve, and Abe Martinez was not a good negotiator. After Workforce Development of Snohomish County heard what he planned to charge for doing a short video to highlight one of their programs, they withdrew the offer.
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Get solid advice on how to launch a small business at the Start Smart workshop at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9. The easy-to-understand session will cover the basics from initial financing to getting the right licenses.
EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. – If not now, when? That was the question that finally prompted Rob Lewis and his wife Mary Big Bull-Lewis to open their own graphic design firm, R Digital Design.
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Get solid advice on how to launch a small business at the Start Smart workshop at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11. The workshop will be repeated on Dec. 9.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Rural communities will identify ways to build their local economies by creating places for businesses to thrive with help from Becky McCray, a national expert in entrepreneurship.
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Get solid advice on how to launch a small business at the Start Smart workshop at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. The easy-to-understand session will cover the basics of starting a business, from initial financing to getting the right licenses.
Jeff Lyman in his store. The Carlton General Store. CARLTON, Wash. – The Carlton General Store on two-lane Highway 153 through the Methow Valley looks like a throwback to an earlier time: a weathered, wood-plank building featuring hand-painted signs for bait, ice and gas. But how to explain the wintertime yoga classes held alongside […]
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Get solid advice on how to launch a small business at the Start Smart workshop 6-9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, in TRIDEC’s Bechtel Room, in the Tri-Cities Business & Visitor Center, 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Presented by the Washington State University Tri-Cities Business LINKS program, the easy-to-understand session will cover the […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – Demand for training in behavioral interviewing is on the rise as employers increase hiring following the recession. A workshop on this method will be held 8-11 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at 665 N Riverpoint Blvd. There is no cost but pre-registration is requested at http://wsbdc.org/training-calendar. […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington business enterprises looking to generate sales to new markets will benefit from a workshop offered 6-9 p.m. Thursday, July 18, by the Washington Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) at the Spokane Export Center, 1235 N Post, Suite 201. Please register online at http://wsbdc.org/training-calendar. The cost per person is $25. The […]