Starting or Operating a Business
Entrepreneurship is alive and well in Seattle with new businesses starting-up every day. As businesses start-up or decide to expand, their owners face new sets of challenges, including navigating the permitting process, securing financing, deciding how and where to expand, and addressing issues related to attracting and retaining quality employees. OED is here to help current and potential business owners access local resources and help them get their businesses off the ground.
Please review the links below to find answers to help get your business on the right track. These resources will provide access to:
Business Tools
Financial Tools
- Cascadia Revolving Fund offers small business loans and technical assistance to low-income entrepreneurs.
- Community Capital Development (CCD) provides technical and financial assistance, business development and expansion services, and policy advice to women, minority and low-income entrepreneurs that might otherwise have difficulty obtaining conventional bank financing. CCD provides small business loans through the Seattle Economic Development Fund (SEDF).
- Seattle Chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives Association) provides no-fee mentoring and business counseling to small businesses.
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers small business loans. The Seattle district office has a Business Enterprise Center resource library.
- Washington CASH provides training and lending services for low-income women, people with disabilities, immigrants and other low-income individuals to help them start or expand their own businesses.
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