Business Resources

Telework Resources

National Telecommuting Institute (NTI)
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) is a unique educational/job-matching organization pioneering the development of telework jobs for Americans with disabilities.

Online Business Plan Resources

Build Your Business Plan

• Step by step assistance in building your own business plan
  • http://seattle.thebeehive.org/jobs/entrepreneur-s-center/start-your-business/build-business-plan
• All you need to know about starting your own business
  • www.entrepreneur.com
  • www.myownbusiness.com
• Online resources for people with business ideas
  • www.startupbiz.com

Benefits Planning
Find out how and when increased income and possible work incentive programs will affect your benefits.

• www.wid.org
• www.socialsecurity.gov
• www.ssa.gov/disability/
• http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dvr/Individuals/BenefitPlanning.aspx

You can locate the WIPA provider who serves your area by going to  
secure.ssa.gov/apps10/oesp/providers.nsf/bystate
In Washington State:
http://www.plantowork.org/
In King and Kitsap County:
http://www.psbrc.org/

Credit Reports
For an annual free credit report (there is a charge for your score)
www.annualcreditreport.com

Disability Related Websites

• www.abilitiesfund.org
• www.disability.gov
• www.start-up-usa.biz    
• www.disabilitysecrets.com

Financial Literacy

• For help with money management
  • http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/mscbi/mscbi.html
• Financial planning for Generation X and Y Women
  • www.wiseupwomen.org

• www.myfinancialgoals.org

• www.nfcc.org

• For a copy of “A Guide to Understanding Health Coverage for Micro-Businesses” go to www.nase.org
• For information on healthcare for workers with disabilities in Washington State, go to hrsa.dshs.wa.gov/Eligibility/HWD.htm

General Business Resources

The Abilities Fund Resource Center
Training, technical assistance, and advisory services designed to help entrepreneurs with disabilities become their own best resource.

307 N. 13th St.
Centerville, IA 52544
Phone: 641-856-2173
Toll Free: 888-222-8943
Fax: 641-856-3101
Email: info@abilitiesfund.org

Access Washington: Doing Business in Washington
This website provides all of the information you need about licenses, permits, taxes and more for businesses in Washington State.

Artist Trust
Artist Trust supports artists in Washington by providing information to tens of thousands of artists each year, and they have granted more than $2.5 million in direct support to 1,213 of Washington State’s most promising musicians, writers, visual and craft artists, playwrights, choreographers, composers, performers and filmmakers.

1835 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206/467-8734
Toll Free: 1-866-21TRUST
Fax: 206/467-9633
Email: info@artisttrust.org

Bank on Seattle
Today, everybody can get a checking account and stop paying fees to cash checks. Even if you've had problems with an account in the past, have never had an account before, or don't have a Social Security number, you can open a bank or credit union account in Seattle and King County. Deposit your money for free and pay bills at no additional cost.

Business Funding Resources
Washington Access Fund compiled this list of resources.  Please email info@washingtonaccessfund.org if you would like to submit any changes or additional information.

Center for Veterans Enterprise
This site is the federal web portal for veterans in business.  It features a variety of resources including information on funding, assistance programs, federal procurement, management and more.

Enterprise for Equity
Enterprise for Equity is a community supported nonprofit that helps low income people turn their ideas and talents into businesses.

PO Box 1291
Olympia, WA 98507
Phone: (360) 704-3375
Email: lisa@enterpriseforequity.org

Entrepreneurial Law Clinic – University of Washington
No fee entrepreneurship focused legal services for qualified entrepreneurs.

IRS Website Links

Industry Specific Tax Information
Learn about tax information specific to your industry or profession. 

721 Fawcett, Ste 201
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 591-7026
Fax: (253) 593-2744
www.soundbusinessassistance.com

The Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
The Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises helps create and sustain an equitable business environment by promoting the participation, in public contracting and procurement, of all qualified and available businesses owned and controlled by minorities, women and all others who may be socially and economically disadvantaged. Email:jwheat@omwbe.wa.gov

406 South Water Street
Post Office Box 41160
Olympia, WA 98504-1160
Phone 1: (360) 753-9693 (Main Line)
Phone 2: (360) 753-9697 (Help Line)
Toll Free: (866) 208-1064
Fax: (360) 586-7079
Email: jwheat@omwbe.wa.gov

National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) is a unique educational/job-matching organization pioneering the development of telework jobs for Americans with disabilities.

Rural Community Development Resource
Their mission is to create wealth and empower individuals and disadvantaged entrepreneurs through job creation by providing access to capital, business assistance training and leadership development in rural counties throughout Washington State.

24 South 3rd Ave.
Yakima, WA 98902
509-453-5133

Seattle Public Library
Technical Help for Local Small Businesses provided by the Business Department.
Phone: (206) 386-4636 (ask for a business research specialist)

1000 Fourth Avenue, Level 7
Seattle, WA 98104

Small Business Administration (SBA) Aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses.  Provides the SBA Small Business Resource Guide.

Seattle, WA District Office
2401 Fourth Avenue, Suite 450
Seattle, WA98121
206-553-7310
Monday - Friday
8 am to 4:30 pm

Spokane, WA Branch Office
801 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 200
Spokane, WA99201
(509) 353-2811

Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of the nation's small businesses. Also, download templates for startup business plans, established business plans, financial projections and more.

Central Washington SCORE
300 S. Columbia Street, 3rd Floor
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 662-2116   

Yakima Valley SCORE
10 N. 9th Street
Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 248-2021   
 
Mid-Columbia SCORE
7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Suite C
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 375-3582

Seattle SCORE
2401 4th Avenue, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 553-7320
Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm

Tacoma SCORE
c/o Bates Technical School
1101 S. Yakima Ave., Room M-123
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253) 680-7770   

Bellingham SCORE
1313 East Maple #591
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 685-4259

Spokane SCORE
801 W. Riverside Ave., #240
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 353-2820   

Ft. Vancouver SCORE
c/o Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 699-1079   

Small Business Administration
Aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses

Seattle, WA District Office
2401 Fourth Avenue, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121
206-553-7310
Monday - Friday
8 am to 4:30 pm

Spokane, WA Branch Office
801 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 200
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 353-2811

Small Business Development Centers
Provides valuable counseling, training and research services to business owners or prospective owners, operating in a rapidly changing business environment.

Auburn SBDC
108 S Division St. Suite A
Auburn, WA 98001
(253) 333-1600

Bellevue CC North Campus
10700 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 564-2888

Western Washington University
119 N Commercial St. #195
Bellingham, WA 98225
(306) 733-4014

Kitsap Business Assistance Center
345 6^th St. #568
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 307-4220

Chehalis SBDC
1611 N National Ave.
Chehalis, WA 98532
(360) 748-0114

Highline Community College
PO Box 98000 M/S Omni 3-3
Des Moines, WA 98198
(206) 878-3710

Edmonds Community College
728 134^th St. SW #128
Everett, WA 98204
(425) 640-1435

Columbian Basin College
901 N Colorado
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 735-6222

Green River Community College
841 N Central Ave. #106
Kent, WA 98032
(253) 856-9595

Big Bend Community College
7662 Chanute St., Bldg. 15000
Moses Lake, WA 98837
(509) 793-2373

Spokane Neighborhood Action Program (SNAP)
This program combines training, business counseling, and access to capital to give hard-working people business opportunities not otherwise available to them.

Administrative Office
3102 W. Fort George Wright
Spokane, WA 99224
509-456-7111 ext. 200
Fax: 509-534-5874

StartZone at Highline Community College
Entrepreneurship for Immigrants, Minorities, Women and People with Disabilities in Southwest King County. Microenterprise Development Specialists (MDS) provide confidential, no-fee, one-to-one business development instruction and counseling to Southwest King County entrepreneurs seeking assistance in the start up and growth of a business.

StartZone
23835 Pacific Highway South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: (206) 878-3710 ext. 5152

Stone Soup
Provides www.shopthefrontier.org - a website that connects rural entrepreneurs to urban markets. Also provides business training and technology training. Through these services we are creating a community of entrepreneurs who can learn and network across distance. Our programs break down communication barriers and help these communities realize their dreams of self-sufficiency and success.

600 S. Clark Ave., #3
PO Box 1019
Republic, WA 99166
(509) 775-3217

100 South King Street, Suite 260
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 343-0881 
Fax: (206) 343-2078
Email: info@theinitiative.ws

Women’s Business Centers
Assisting Women and Men of All Races, Orientations, and Backgrounds to be Successful in Business

Northwest WBC
(425) 423-9090
12199 Village Center Pl., Suite #203
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Email: infonwwbc@seattleccd.com
Website: www.seattleccd.com/wbcmain

Seattle WBC                                        Bates Technical College WBC
1437 S. Jackson Street                         1101 S. Yakima Street #M123B
Seattle, WA 98144                               Tacoma, WA 98405
(206) 324-4330 x100                            (253) 680-7194
info@seattleccd.com