Business Planning

Business planning requires more than just preparing a business plan.  Here are some tools to help you along the entire life cycle of your business – from start up, to expansion, to an exit strategy.

• Business Assessment Tool.  Interactive tool to determine your business readiness.  Use the worksheets to determine your personal readiness, financial assessment and more.
• Small Business Planner.  This is an interactive tool to help you along every step of the way from a business start up checklist, naming your business, to managing employees, and to having an exit strategy.
• FREE Online Courses.  Any topic imaginable including starting a business, e-commerce, international business, marketing & advertising, business management and federal tax information.
• Small Business Guide to starting and operating a business in Washington State
• Interactive workshops:  Starting your business, managing your financing, foundations of marketing.  Spanish available.
• Business plan and other templates
• Business Counseling
• Women Entrepreneurs
• Women Owned Business
• Minority Owned
• Veteran Owned
• Non-Profit Organizations