Start-Up Resources

Your One-Stop Site for Business Resources

Starting a New Business in Yakima County?

• Get Started – Plan your business

• Business Plans

• Licenses & Permits

• Financing

• Marketing

• Taxes & Reporting

• Find a SCORE Counselor – free business counseling

Existing Business Assistance

• Business expansion assistance – incentives, tax credits, site assistance

• Government contracting

• Business counseling

Business Resource Dictionary

Yakima County Business Resources and Entrepreneur Support Definitions

* 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.

* 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.