small business

SBDC key to locksmith business success

LONGVIEW, Wash. – When Tabitha Beneke inherited her father’s locksmith business, Keys Plus, she knew she wanted to keep it going. The shop was her father’s legacy, but it also provided three people with full-time employment and was a much-needed service in this town of 30,000 people.   “There was so much that was depending […]

Seminar: Marketing in the Real World of Small Business

SPOKANE – WSU’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a seminar that is a necessary primer for small business owners who want to grow sales and profits.   “Marketing in the Real World of Small Business” seminar is designed to provide a roadmap for sustained growth and a greater bottom line.   Join the SBDC […]

NSF grant underwrites CO2 recycling research

    PULLMAN – The National Science Foundation has awarded GoNano Technologies, Inc., a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to continue work in carbon dioxide recycling. GoNano is Moscow-based company with strong ties to WSU’S College of Engineering and Architecture.   Norton Grant Norton, CEA associate dean of research and graduate programs, […]

Linville awarded by Small Business Development Center

Rep. Kelli Linville received the Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network Silver Star Award at the Spring Meeting of the SBDC State Advisory Board in Seattle Thursday, April 20. Rep. Linville represents the 42nd Legislative District and chairs the House Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade Committee. Rep. Linville has special insight into the economic […]

U.S. Rep. Nethercutt called small business champion

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Small Business Development Centers introduced U.S. Rep. George R. Nethercutt Jr. to one of its Spokane classes recently as a “Champion of Small Business.” The designation was awarded by the Small Business Survival Committee, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that rates members of Congress on their voting records, and works […]