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Services we offer include:

Analyzing a new business idea
Business plan development
Marketing plan development
Financial management
Loan application preparation
and More!

Northwest:
425-954-4040
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Seattle:
206-324-4330
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Tacoma:
253-680-7194
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Tacoma Business Center
Bates Technical College:
253-680-7194
1101 S. Yakima St. #M123B
Tacoma, WA 98405

Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Directions

South Sound Business Center
Clover Park Technical College:
253-589-4523
4650 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Bldg. 19, Room 105
Lakewood, WA 98499

Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Directions

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Bates:

SBDC: John Rodenberg: 253-680-7768

Existing Business Counseling:

The Small Business Development Center offers free counseling services for existing businesses. John Rodenberg, a certified Business Advisor, assists existing businesses with financial review and projections, product development, operations analysis and business plan development. For an appointment, please call 253-680-7768 or email jrodenberg@bates.ctc.edu. He is available at Clover Park Technical College on Tuesdays and can be reached at 253-589-4528.

SBA: Carol Andersen: 206-553-7315
SBA representative is available on Thursdays and Fridays.

Financial Loan Briefing: Third Thursday of the month from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. To register call 253-680-7770

SCORE: 253-680-7770
Call SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business for appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Smart Ideas for ‘07

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Sponsored by Community Capital Development, the Women's Business Centers (WBC, NWWBC, SSWBC) are partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO). SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products.