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Training Opportunities

We will be providing notices of and links to training opportunities that would be of benefit to our membership.  If there is a training that you'd like to see brought to the community please bring it to our attention. Because of the size of our membership we often have the chance to contract trainers at a reduced rate and can pass that savings on to you!

There are a number of resources available to business owners and professionals for consultation services.  Many of them charge no fee for their services.

Service Corp of Retired Executives - SCORE
Seattle SCORE provides free personalized counseling to help people start and operate a successful small business. Seattle SCORE, also, provides workshops, for a modest fee, for new businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. These workshops provide a general overview of what it takes to start and operate a new business.  A SCORE Counselor is available at the Chamber office the first Monday of each month.

Kitsap Small Business Development Center
The Kitsap County Small Business Development Center provides free and confidential business management assistance and research to small business owners. The WSBDC's are sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Washington State University, and local organizations like Olympic College. The service is provided as a part of the WSBDC's commitment to strengthen local businesses and communities.

Business Owners' Toolkit
Downloadable checklists, model business plans, forms and other documents.  Monthly updates on developments affecting small businesses.  Interactive employment tools and coursework. 

National Federation of Women Business Owners
Center for Women's Business Research, founded as the National Foundation for Women Business Owners, is the premier source of knowledge about women business owners and their enterprises worldwide.

US Chamber of Commerce
Whether it's lobbying the Federal Government, fighting in the courts, or offering special member benefits and discounts, the U.S. Chamber is working for you.

Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. With a portfolio of business loans, loan guarantees and disaster loans worth more than $45 billion, in addition to a venture capital portfolio of $13 billion, SBA is the nation's largest single financial backer of small businesses. Last year, the SBA offered management and technical assistance to more than one million small business owners. The SBA also plays a major role in the government's disaster relief efforts by making low-interest recovery loans to both homeowners and businesses.

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