Business Resource Directory

Business Resource and Entrepreneur Support Directory

This directory helps small businesses and entrepreneurs in Yakima County to find support or information in an area they are seeking. It is also intended to help the organizations listed make referrals to other organizations.

Types of Support

* Education/Training: offer training or education to entrepreneurs or to employees of small businesses.

Providers:  The Yakima County Development Association is partnering with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and Counselors to Amercia’s Small Business(SCORE) to offer a series of entry level workshops.  Topics include: Planning your business, marketing, understanding financial statements, selling to the government and more.

* Funding: public and private lending options for financing to small businesses, or who otherwise assist businesses in obtaining financing.

* General Management/Business Planning provide business consulting services and/or assist in preparing business plans.

* Government/Private Accounting assist, or make referrals to other organizations that assist, in setting up management or tax accounting systems, or accounting systems for compliance with government subcontracting regulations.

* Grant Writing assist small businesses in writing proposals to obtain federal, state, and other grants.

* Incubator Services offer subsidized office, laboratory, or manufacturing space to fledgling businesses as well as other services such as clerical and telecommunications support.

* International Services assist small businesses in conducting business in foreign countries, typically import, export, marketing, and regulatory assistance.

* Legal/Patent Services provide, or make referrals to other organizations that provide, legal and patent advice, particularly in the area of intellectual assets.

* Marketing Services assist small businesses in conducting market research and in developing marketing plans.

* Miscellaneous provide services not described above.

* Regulatory Assistance provide advice about regulatory understanding and compliance.

* Site Selection help find and obtain sites for business relocation and expansion.

* Technical Assistance provide technical advice to businesses.