Nimiipuu Community Development Fund

The Basics of Starting Your Own Business
2024-03-07 16:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Do you have a small business dream? Are you ready to turn that dream into a reality? Then this workshop is for you! We will show you where and how to use your research to build your business plan and the importance of starting your business plan with a sturdy foundation. The Zoom link will be sent out to those who have registered on the training day.

Soil Health and Climate-Smart Commodities Programs for Farmers
2024-03-07 11:00 - 12:00
Learn about the resources and programs that are offered through the USDA-NRCS to promote soil health. Additionaly, learn about the IAMP program that will incentivize Idaho farmers to adopt practices intended to improve soil health.

T.H.R.I.V.E Emerging Leaders Reimagined Applications Open Now for 2024 Cohorts in Spokane and Seattle
2024-03-06 - 2024-04-28
Applications Due April 28, 2024
T.H.R.I.V.E. provides entrepreneurship education and training for executives of small, poised-for-growth companies. This intensive executive-level training series offers opportunities for small business owners to work with professional coaches and mentors, gain skills needed to grow, and develop connections with peers, local leaders, and the financial community.

Funding Competition to Support Women Veteran Entrepreneurs
2024-03-06 - 2024-03-21
Applications Due March 21, 2024
SBA announced that non-profit organizations and private sector firms are now eligible to compete for funding of up to $300,000 to deliver entrepreneurship training to women veterans. Up to six grantees will be awarded $300,000 in total funding to participate in the Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program with grants from the SBA Office of Veterans Business Development. Awards will be made for a base project period of 12 months, with three option periods of 12 months each. These funds will be used to educate women veterans who intend to pursue or are already engaged in business ownership.

The Latest Tips and Tricks for Facebook
2024-03-05 13:00 - 14:00
Knowing how to use Facebook can change your business overnight by driving customers to your website and your business. Getting more customers will lead to more sales in this very competitive business environment. And more sales means more profits for you!!
Attendees to this workshop will learn the following key features about Facebook:

How people see and react to content on Facebook.
The connection between Facebook pages and profiles.
Facebook content strategies and other best practices.
Understand the basics of Facebook advertising

Presenter
Matt Cail started out in the world of message boards and web design. During five years as a Washington, D.C., consultant, he became knowledgeable about emergency communications and competition in the online video industry. He has worked in social media, search engine marketing, web design, and online advertising. Matt leads Super Charge Marketing is your one-stop social media firm for all of your social media marketing needs!

Savings Success
2024-03-05 12:00 - 17:00
This course can help you create a savings plan with targets to help you reach your goals. In this course we will:
• Discuss reasons for starting and maintaining a savings fund.
• Identify ways to uncover funds to use for savings.
• Tips for starting, using, and replenishing savings.
• Guidelines for how to set and track savings goals.

Native Financial Empowerment Training 2024 held every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm via Zoom. Register for Workshops at form.jotform.com/TribalTechnology/FinancialEmpowerment. For more information, email or call T3 Tribal Technology Training; Andrea Alexander: 425-501-0042 or andrea@tribaltechnology.org, Will Booth: 206-687-7842 or will@tribaltechnology.org, Angela Ewen: 425-427-7328 or angela@tribaltechnology.org.

APEX Training: Essential Topics for Government Contracting Success
2024-03-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Clearwater River Casino Miyo’oxat Room, 17500 Nez Perce Rd, Lewiston, ID, 83501, United States
Nimiipuu Fund partners with Northwest Native Apex Accelerator to offer a no-cost comprehensive program focusing on government funding and sales solutions, along with insights into the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program. Participants will enjoy complimentary food provided by Nimiipuu Fund throughout the sessions. Following the classes, personalized 1-on-1 meetings will be conducted from 3:30 to 5:00 pm, offering tailored guidance and support.
Funding and Selling Innovative Solutions to the Government
10 am-12 pm
Gain valuable insights into funding and selling innovative solutions to government entities, including eligibility criteria and emerging initiatives for government programs. Discover effective strategies for market engagement, showcasing your solutions to government agencies. Learn the intricacies of mastering government procurement processes, all aimed at optimizing your success in this arena.
Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program
1-3 pm
Explore the intricacies of the Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program with a detailed examination, highlighting its unique features and benefits. Delve into a comparative analysis, distinguishing between the DoD Mentor-Protégé Program and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Program, elucidating their respective nuances and advantages. Additionally, gain insights into the essential steps required to become procurement ready, ensuring preparedness to navigate the complexities of government contracting effectively.

Questions? Connect with Heewekse Wisdom, Nimiipuu Fund’s Program Officer, at heewekse@stage.nimiipuufund.org or (208) 621-4847 or Tony Sierra, APEX Program Coordinator, at Tsierra@nnapex.org or (503) 743- 8550.

The Key to Business Success is Authentic Leadership
2024-02-29 16:00 - 17:00
“The Key to Business Success is Authentic Leadership” workshop is designed for entrepreneurs who want to optimize their business’ potential. In this workshop, you will discover the distinction between managing and leading, and how it impacts your business success. You will learn the responsibility that comes with being an entrepreneur as a leader and how to lead yourself first, to enable you to lead others including your team, your followers and your customers successfully. You will discover the principles of authentic leadership and how to apply them to your business to create a positive impact, boost productivity, and increase customer satisfaction. With practical tips, tools, and strategies, this workshop will empower you to become an authentic entrepreneurial leader and drive business growth. Join us and discover how authentic leadership can transform your business.

About the Presenter: Angilie Kapoor, a highly acclaimed leader with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, is dedicated to helping workplace, business, and life Aspiring Leaders increase their confidence & effectiveness & amplify their impact. Through her extensive background in management and leadership, she offers invaluable knowledge and insights gained from her own journey. She is also a multi-book author, her latest masterpiece, “Leader Mindset Activation,” is a must-read for aspiring leaders who want to harness the power of their mind to unlock their full leader potential. She is also the host of the television show, “Take The Lead: A Consciousness Movement with Angilie Kapoor” premiering March 18th, 2024 on the Trajectory TV channel on the e360tv network. Angilie is the founder of Oversight Global, an organization dedicated to addressing the consciousness crisis in the world one leader at a time.

Invest in America: How to Create a Caregiving Friendly Workplace
2024-02-29 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us on Thursday, February 29th at 2:00 PM ET via Zoom for our next webinar titled, “How to Create a Caregiving Friendly Workplace” to hear from public and private sector leaders. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) & Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) have created a webinar series, titled ‘Invest in America: Small Business Tools and Resources’, which focuses on educational resources business owners and leaders can utilize regarding laws that were created to help their businesses thrive in today’s economy. Business owners are able to learn more about the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Bill, and other Biden-Harris Administration Priorities that are investments across America. This collaboration is a virtual webinar series aimed at connecting small businesses to SBA resources, as well as other government agencies, philanthropies, and other small business community resources and networks.
Disclaimer: Cosponsorship Authorization # 23-48: The SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Reasonable Accommodation: Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 24 hours in advance of this event; please send an email with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST to reasonableaccommodation@sba.gov. This event will be recorded and available on sba.gov with subtitles within a few days after the event. For assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact Claire Blanton at Claire@publicprivatestrategies.com.

Are you ready to export?
2024-02-28 10:00 - 11:00
Join us this week for a conversation with Zara Castillo, Director of the Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW). The EFACW was created by the Washington State legislature in 1983 to provide free export finance advice and counseling assistance to small and medium sized exporters or prospective Washington State-based exporters.
The EFACW provides consultation services in payment risk mitigation and export finance including credit insurance, letters of credit, foreign exchange, Export-Import Bank and Small Business Administration export finance guaranty programs. EFACW offers businesses information how to finance and get paid for their export sales and also acts as a matchmaker for their banking relationship.
About Zara Castillo
A native of Manila in the Philippines, Zara continued her education in Washington State at the University of Washington. Zara holds a certification in Global Finance Management and Global Marketing Strategies from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Prior to joining EFACW as the Director, Zara’s experience with trade and international affairs included Washington State Department of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Manila, Philippines.
Zara is a member of The Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC) appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to provide advice in identifying effective ways to expand access to trade finance for U.S. exporters
Wednesday Webinars
Wednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free, virtual, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, we will be focusing on export assistance, featuring conversations with different members of the Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT). Established in 2013 following a national mandate to do more to support international trade, WEOT is a collaborative team of local, state, regional, and federal export assistance agencies who provide you the tools and resources you need to sell internationally.
About the Host
John Brislin is SBA’s International Trade & Finance Specialist (Export Finance Manager) for Washington State, Northern Idaho and Alaska. He has over 23 years of private-sector international banking and trade finance experience working at Bank of Boston (Bank of America) and Bank of California (U.S. Bank). John has over 12 years of public-sector export trade finance and risk mitigation experience working at Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) and SBA Office of International Trade (SBA OIT). He looks forward to working with Small Businesses so they can turn their export opportunities into actual sales and to achieve the ultimate goal of getting paid—especially on time—for those sales.

Increase Sales and Profits with Pricing and Distribution Strategies
2024-02-27 13:00 - 14:00
You’ve developed a wonderful new product or service and understand the costs but how should you price it? This workshop is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials series. We start by reviewing different distribution and channel strategies and help you choose the method that best gets your product or service in front of your satisfied customers. The rest of the workshop is focused on pricing, and we start by covering some pricing basics. Then we review a detailed process to determine how you can determine the price of your product. Since pricing, a service is very different than a product, we have a special section the covers the separate process for pricing your services.

SCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepare individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed.

Presenter
This workshop is presented by Bill McDonald, a SCORE Volunteer Mentor. Bill has an extensive background leading programs/projects involving strategy, process, operations, and technology. After a ten-year career in manufacturing, wholesale and distribution businesses, Bill worked eleven years for some of the world’s best known management consulting firms such as McKinsey (fellow), AT Kearney, EDS, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He has led several acquisition projects including the pre and post integration phases. In the last twenty-one years he has worked with established and startup businesses on the creating, running, and growing innovative business models. He is a public speaker on these topics. Bill coauthored, with Microsoft, a book outlining the alignment of competitive strategy, business and information technology architectures optimizing business worth. Bill graduated from the University of Dallas with an MBA in General Management and received a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University. Bill has lived in the Seattle Area for the last twenty-eight years with his wife and two daughters

How to Borrow Funds - Rules of the Game
2024-02-27 12:00 - 17:00
This class covers what to know and look for when borrowing money. We also review lender requirements for borrowing and how to build the case for loan approval. We provide insights into:
• The requirements for borrowing,
• Different types of loans.
• The way in which payments and interest are calculated, and
• How to qualify for a loan and the 5C’s of credit.

Native Financial Empowerment Training 2024 held every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm via Zoom. Register for Workshops at form.jotform.com/TribalTechnology/FinancialEmpowerment. For more information, email or call T3 Tribal Technology Training; Andrea Alexander: 425-501-0042 or andrea@tribaltechnology.org, Will Booth: 206-687-7842 or will@tribaltechnology.org, Angela Ewen: 425-427-7328 or angela@tribaltechnology.org.

The 4 P's of Marketing with Roxanne Best
2024-02-24 09:00 - 16:30 | Clearwater River Casino Miyo’oxat Room, 17500 Nez Perce Rd, Lewiston, ID, 83501, United States
Delve into the fundamentals of effective marketing with Roxanne Best in an insightful workshop on the 4 P’s of Marketing, proudly brought to you by Nimiipuu Fund. This session is designed to unravel the key components—Product, Price, Place, and Promotion—critical to any successful marketing strategy. Roxanne Best, a seasoned marketing professional, will share her expertise to empower participants with a comprehensive understanding of these essential elements. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or a business owner seeking to refine your marketing approach, this workshop promises valuable insights and practical tools. Join us for an enriching experience that unlocks the secrets to strategic marketing success. Harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionize your marketing strategy! Whether you’re a new or existing business owner, this workshop is your gateway to a smarter, more effective approach to marketing.
What You’ll Discover:

Dive into the fundamentals of AI and its impact on modern marketing.
Develop a data-driven marketing strategy tailored to your business objectives.
Get hands-on experience with AI marketing tools and Canva for streamlined marketing efforts.
Learn how to measure success with key performance indicators (KPIs) and analytics.
Explore real-world case studies and success stories for inspiration.
Engage in group discussions and Q&A sessions with industry experts.
Create your own AI marketing roadmap with practical timelines and milestones.

Why Attend:

Gain in-depth knowledge of AI marketing tools and techniques.
Collaborate with like-minded business owners and marketing enthusiasts.
Discover ethical and legal considerations in AI marketing.
Leave with a strategic plan and practical tools to supercharge your marketing efforts.
Special guest appearance by guest graphic designer offering insights into the power of design in marketing.

Breakfast & Lunch Provided. Limited Seats Available, reserve your spot today for this transformative workshop. Don’t miss the opportunity to shape the future of your business with AI-powered marketing! Using Artificial Intelligence, Canva, and the technology you have in order to streamline your Marketing process. Participants will leave with a strategic plan for their business marketing and tools to implement with the least amount of effort.
Register Online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLicywxmEsJcmKqubql-Tl0rJmfr8XfOnYUqtJANtp3fLwmQ/viewform

Digital Storytelling while Creating a Marketing Plan with Roxanne Best
2024-02-23
Lapwai High School Seniors can embark on a creative journey with Roxanne Best in a transformative workshop on Digital Storytelling and Marketing Planning, proudly brought to you by Nimiipuu Fund. This event, open to Lapwai High School seniors, is a unique opportunity to blend the power of storytelling with strategic marketing insights. Roxanne Best, a seasoned expert, will guide participants through the art of crafting compelling digital narratives while emphasizing the importance of incorporating these stories into an effective marketing plan. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, business owner, or marketing enthusiast, this workshop promises to ignite your creativity and provide practical tools for enhancing your brand’s digital presence. Join us for an engaging session that bridges the gap between storytelling and successful marketing strategies. Questions? Connect with Heewekse at heewekse@stage.nimiipuufund.org.

Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners
2024-02-22 13:00 - 14:00
Paying taxes is inevitable. But reporting and paying the right amount of taxes timely is the goal you want to achieve to give you peace of mind and allow you to focus on more important areas, like driving your business forward.
This 2.5-hour workshop will help you learn about:
· Federal taxes imposed on your business.
· Federal taxes you need to report and pay on amounts paid to your employees.
· Federal taxes you need to report and pay based on your business’s profits.
· Washington taxes imposed on your business and employees.
· City and local taxes imposed on your business.
· Record keeping requirements to ensure you are ready for that taxing agency audit.
After attending this workshop, you should also consider attending the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” workshop which will allow you to take your knowledge from this workshop and drive your taxes lower to save you money!!
Presenter
This workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Joe Heinrich. Joe is a retired CPA having worked for 12 years with KPMG, an international accounting firm, and 22 years with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in various finance executive positions. Over the past 11 years since his retirement, Joe has help hundreds of small business owners make their businesses more profitable, eliminated problems with their accounting, assisted them in obtaining financing for their business and helped them save thousands of dollars of Federal and Washington taxes. He also presents the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” and “Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners” workshops for SCORE. For more information about Joe, visit his LinkedIn profile here: Joe Heinrich

Linkedin Marketing Essentials
2024-02-21 10:00 - 11:30
As one of the most important B2B social media platforms, LinkedIn can help you attract more eyes on your business. The biggest advantage of LinkedIn is that it is frequented by many senior-level influencers, decision-makers, and thought leaders. If you want to grab the attention of top-level executives, then you should work on your LinkedIn marketing strategy. Unlike other social networking sites, LinkedIn offers a goldmine of opportunities for B2B marketers. You’ll be better informed about what’s going on in your industry and the industry of your ideal, favorite and most profitable clients.

What You Will Learn:
• Why LinkedIn
• LinkedIn Profile Musts
• How and Why to Create Your Company Page
• Finding LinkedIn Groups
• Making Connections
• LinkedIn Posts, Articles and Newsletters
• Content Calendar (complimentary content calendar provided to all attendees)
Instructor: Patty Ross
Patty Ross has well over 20 years experience in marketing and has been in the online space since 1998 where she developed an e-commerce program for a gourmet gift company into a million dollar business. She has marketing coaching and full service clients in financial, legal, education, health and beauty, wine, motorsports, e-commerce, coaching, landscape design, CBD/cannabis, restaurants, transportation and logistics, political activism, non profits and more. Golden State Marketing and her other business, California Wine Marketing, were founded in 2006.
Patty enjoys speaking on various marketing topics to help business owners understand the importance of marketing their brand online and offline.

Contracting: Joint Ventures Program
2024-02-21 10:00 - 11:00
Joint ventures allow certain businesses to compete together for government contracts reserved for small businesses. Joint venture benefits to participants include:

Collective representation of past performance
Shared costs and resources
Leveraging the other partner’s experience and market share

A mentor and its protégé can joint venture as a small business for any small business contract, provided the protégé individually qualifies as small. The joint venture may also pursue any type of set-aside contract for which the protégé qualifies, including contracts set aside for 8(a), service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned, and HUBZone businesses.
Join us this week to learn more about this program, benefits, and how to create a joint-venture to pursue new opportunities.
Wednesday Webinars
Wednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free, virtual, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the third Wednesday of each month, we will be focusing on government contracting opportunities, certifications, and business development programs.
About the Presenter
Fernando Cervantes is the Lead Business Opportunity Specialist in the Seattle District’s Spokane Branch office. Fernando joined the SBA following an accomplished career in the U.S. Air Force, most recently from Fairchild Air Force Base. During his service, he was a contracting officer (Level II certification) and worked in several contracting squadrons in the Air Force. In addition to his vast contracting experience, Fernando has demonstrated a commitment to small business success in contracting. He set the squadron small business record with 95% set aside, earning the unit the No. 1 small contracting squadron for women-owned small business and No. 2 for small disadvantaged business for Air Mobility Command.

Redlining the Reservation
2024-02-20 12:00 - 17:00
Tribal areas have been cut out of the financial system. What can be done about it?

Citizens on tribal lands live starkly different lives from Americans living in other areas, with limited quality-of-life necessities like electricity, fresh water, sanitation and heating and cooling systems for housing.
Learn how tribal areas have been cut out of the financial system, and what can be done about it in our webinar “Redlining the Reservation” on February 20th.
Hear how changes in CRA enable CDFIs to better engage in community development, mortgage lending, and small business investment on Native Lands.
Attendees will hear about the latest NCRC report, and about Native CDFIs regarding the challenges and opportunities for improving conditions in tribal areas
SPEAKERS:

Dave Castillo, CEO, Native Community Capital CDFI
Bruce Mitchell, Principal Researcher, NCRC
Jason Richardson, Sr. Director of Research, NCRC

Greg Wilson, Senior Organizer, NCRC

Choosing Financial Services & Products
2024-02-20 12:00 - 17:00
This course helps you understand the different kinds of financial products and services available, how they might meet your needs, and how you can make the most of them. We also discuss rights and responsibilities when dealing with certain types of financial products and services.
• Finding financial products and services.
• Comparing financial service providers.
• Opening a checking or savings account.
• Avoiding checking account fees.
• Evaluating non-banking money storage options (prepaid/payroll cards).

Native Financial Empowerment Training 2024 held every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm via Zoom. Register for Workshops at form.jotform.com/TribalTechnology/FinancialEmpowerment. For more information, email or call T3 Tribal Technology Training; Andrea Alexander: 425-501-0042 or andrea@tribaltechnology.org, Will Booth: 206-687-7842 or will@tribaltechnology.org, Angela Ewen: 425-427-7328 or angela@tribaltechnology.org.

Creating a Quick Business Plan in Three Hours
2024-02-20 09:00 - 12:00
Join us and other entrepreneurs in this hands-on workshop where you will write your “Unique Value Statement” for your new product or service. This is a concise description of your product or service and explain the unique value your product or service provides to your customers. As part of the workshop, participants will receive real-time feedback from a SCORE mentor to help them fine tune their Value Statement.
In the second part of the workshop you will use the “Lean Canvas” to begin the process of turning your product/service into a business. In this interactive session, you use the canvas to help guide you in expanding the information in the Unique Value Statement by capturing key ideas, concepts and strategies about your business in the canvas. This creates a basic framework that you can use to complete YOUR full, detailed business plan.
Have paper, a pencil or a pen ready as the goal of this workshop is for all participants to leave with a draft of their “Unique Value Statement” and “Lean Canvas.”
Listen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program:
• It was a great help to have time to work on a plan and get direct feedback from the instructor!
• The hands approach of writing my lean canvas in class really helped me think in detail about my business.
• Really helps simplify the planning process for me!
• Gave me a structured approach to think through my business.
• It was a very positive environment; the instructor and other students provided examples on how to improve my plans.
SCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here.
Presenter
This workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor, Mike Tarino. Mike began his healthcare career by building the consumer experience for the first members of Definity Health, the pioneering consumer-driven health plan. He helped Definity create a new market segment and later served as CEO after the company’s acquisition by UnitedHealth Group. Next, he led DSM Personalized Nutrition, refocusing the business on the corporate wellness marketplace and selling it to a strategic acquirer. Then he spearheaded growth initiatives for Geisinger Health System’s health insurance company by developing population health and performance-based partnerships with innovative health systems. Mike holds a BA from Macalester College and an MBA from Cornell University. For more information about Mike, visit his LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketarino/

Financial Basics for New Small Businesses
2024-02-15 13:00 - 14:00
This workshop is designed to give you, the business owner, the financial skills and know-how needed to perform key tasks like to determine how to accurately compute the amount of funding you’ll need to start your business. You will also learn how to project your future financial results realistically including:
· Projecting sales for a new business
· Understanding your cost of goods sold and gross margin
· Being able to project your operating expenses
· Calculating your net income.
· Planning your cash flow successfully.

This workshop includes a special section on creating financial statements for service businesses.
Proper management of finances is crucial to any business’s success and a special set of skills is needed to understand and create these critical financial statements. This workshop is suitable for everyone whether you are starting a new business or need to update your skills.

This is an interactive workshop. We encourage participation by all attendees — so bring along your questions!
Listen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program:
· Really helped me understand the projection of fixed and variable costs and how to make a cash flow statement.
· The workshop examples are easy to understand and the financial templates provided are immensely valuable.
· Now I know what mistakes I’m am making in my business and how to fix them.
· I appreciated that they had financial examples for service-based businesses.
· This workshop far exceeded my expectations on what I thought I would learn.
Presenter
This workshop is presented by SCORE Volunteer Suzanne Rouaix. Suzanne is the founding member of SDR Franchise Brokerage, LLC, and is an independent and certified franchise broker specializing in highly individualized franchise search and support services for aspiring franchise owners. She is an established consultant in all phases of small business operations. Suzanne received her MBA in entrepreneurship from Simmons University in Boston, and her BBA in finance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
SCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here.

Cultivating a Business Mindset for Success
2024-02-14 16:00 - 17:00
In today’s competitive business landscape, a successful entrepreneur requires more than just technical expertise and a keen sense of market trends. They also need a resilient mindset that can help them weather the storms of uncertainty, overcome obstacles, and stay motivated during ups and downs. This interactive and inspiring workshop, “Cultivating a Business Mindset for Success,” will help you unlock your potential as an entrepreneur by teaching you practical strategies for developing a growth mindset and overcoming limiting beliefs. You’ll learn how to shift your focus from fear to opportunity, embrace failure as a valuable learning experience, and harness the power of positive thinking to achieve your goals. With real-life case studies and actionable advice, this workshop will empower you to cultivate a winning attitude and create abundance in your life and business. So, if you’re ready to transform your mindset and take your entrepreneurial journey to the next level, this workshop is the perfect opportunity for you.

About the Presenter: Angilie Kapoor, a highly acclaimed leader with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, is dedicated to helping workplace, business, and life Aspiring Leaders increase their confidence & effectiveness & amplify their impact. Through her extensive background in management and leadership, she offers invaluable knowledge and insights gained from her own journey. She is also a multi-book author, her latest masterpiece, “Leader Mindset Activation,” is a must-read for aspiring leaders who want to harness the power of their mind to unlock their full leader potential. She is also the host of the television show, “Take The Lead: A Consciousness Movement with Angilie Kapoor” premiering March 18th, 2024 on the Trajectory TV channel on the e360tv network. Angilie is the founder of Oversight Global, an organization dedicated to addressing the consciousness crisis in the world one leader at a time.

Loan Programs: Funding for Working Capital
2024-02-14 10:00 - 11:00
Join staff from the SBA Seattle District office to learn how the SBA 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program can be used to meet your company’s working capital needs. During this free webinar we will discuss:

Allowable uses of working capital funds
The various loan programs available for working capital
The loan structuring process for each program
Q&A

Wednesday Webinars
Wednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free, virtual, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the second Wednesday of each month, we will be highlighting SBA loan programs and opportunities for small business funding.
About the Presenter
Today’s topic will be presented by Janie Sacco, Outreach and Marketing Specialist with SBA’s Seattle District. Janie started working for the SBA in 2020. Janie has been in banking since 1975 providing funding to the small business community in the greater Puget Sound market. Janie serves both SBA lenders and borrowers. She is devoted to providing quality financial education to small business owners and entrepreneurs, specifically focusing on women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses.

Debt Repayment Options & Debt Collections
2024-02-13 12:00 - 17:00
Looking for ways to manage finances or consolidate your debts? Attend this class where we will look at ways for getting out of debt. We explore aspects of the personal budget and focus on using a spending plan to pay down debts in a systematic manner. We also explore the pros and cons of other alternatives that can help people strategically target debts efficiently and effectively.
• Pros and cons of debt management options,
• Rights when dealing with debt collectors, and
• Prioritizing debts when finances are tight.

Native Financial Empowerment Training 2024 held every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm via Zoom. Register for Workshops at form.jotform.com/TribalTechnology/FinancialEmpowerment. For more information, email or call T3 Tribal Technology Training; Andrea Alexander: 425-501-0042 or andrea@tribaltechnology.org, Will Booth: 206-687-7842 or will@tribaltechnology.org, Angela Ewen: 425-427-7328 or angela@tribaltechnology.org.

Strategies to Identify and Reach Your Target Customers
2024-02-12 09:00 - 10:00
In this Marketing workshop, we start by helping you identify your target market. These are your best potential customers and knowing them helps you create a better product or service. It also makes all your promotional efforts more focused and effective.
We show you how to finalize the design of your product or service and make sure it’s right for your target market. Then we take you through how to create a value proposition that perfectly captures the unique value your product or service brings to your customers. Next you have to build your marketing message. That’s the information for your brochures, websites, and anything else you use to sell your product or service. We will also review a number of promotional methods and help you draft a promotional plan for your business.
This workshop focuses on hands-on exercises to help you create a target market, value proposition and promotion plan for your business.
SCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed.
Presenter
This workshop is presented by SCORE Volunteer Mary Sullivan. Mary is co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Sweet but Fearless, a career transformation specialist. Its mission is to provide tools and knowledge that uplift, inspire leaders along their career pathing journey. Mary is a former financial services executive with Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and TD Ameritrade where she was able to sharpen her leadership skills across multiple countries and corporate divisions. Her personal passion is ensuring that all women understand their financial health and have a retirement plan in place. Mary’s certifications in Remote Learning, Building Effective Teams from Cornell University, her degrees in Spanish and Political Science from Saint Louis University, and her Women’s Executive training from Harvard Business School, all support her love of learning and teaching.

Tax Savings Strategies for Small Businesses
2024-02-08 13:00 - 14:00
This workshop focuses on Federal tax-saving strategies that work best for small businesses. It covers topics such as electing S-Corporation status with the IRS, maximizing the deduction for business use of the home, demonstrating two ways to compute the deduction for the business use of a personal vehicle, providing examples of seven different retirement plans, and helping you determine which one is best for you. Additionally, the workshop describes how to maximize the benefits of health savings accounts, highlights the difference between smart and not-so-smart equipment purchases for maximizing tax benefits, and explains the distinction between cash and accrual accounting to help you choose the better option for your business. There’s much more covered in the workshop, offering valuable insights for small business tax planning.
View this short 2-minute video to understand more about this workshop: video teaser
If you want to understand more about the Federal, Washington and local taxes that are assessed against businesses and business owners, you should register for the “Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners” workshop first before attending the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” workshop.
Listen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructor and the program:
· Really helped my business learn about how to save money with minimizing and deferring taxes.
· Finally learned how LLCs can help protect my personal savings and how S-Corps can help me pay lower taxes.
· Now I understand how to use the “home office” tax deduction to save money on my personal tax returns.
· Most helpful training I’ve ever been to!
· The workshop provided actionable details on how save money on taxes.
· The instructor provided valuable information clearly, no fluff – all practical and doable. Answered all my questions.
Presenter
This workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Joe Heinrich. Joe is a retired CPA having worked for 12 years with KPMG, an international accounting firm, and 22 years with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in various finance executive positions. Over the past 11 years since his retirement, Joe has help hundreds of small business owners make their businesses more profitable, eliminated problems with their accounting, assisted them in obtaining financing for their business and helped them save thousands of dollars of Federal and Washington taxes. He also presents the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” and “Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners” workshops for SCORE. For more information about Joe, visit his LinkedIn profile here: Joe Heinrich

Marketing Plan 101: Create Your Roadmap To Success
2024-02-07 10:00 - 11:00
Are you overwhelmed by all the choices for your marketing your business in the new year? Not sure where your time is best spent? Are you following what everyone else is doing and hope it works for you too?

A well-executed marketing plan will help you:

Define your business with SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threat)
Define your target audience with buyer personas
Tools you will need to execute on your marketing plan
Measuring and Optimizing your Marketing Efforts
Define your brand with proper visuals and messaging
Learn how to use AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to build parts of your marketing plan

Instructor: Patty Ross
Patty Ross has well over 20 years experience in marketing and has been in the online space since 1998 where she developed an e-commerce program for a gourmet gift company into a million dollar business. She has marketing coaching and full service clients in financial, legal, education, health and beauty, wine, motorsports, e-commerce, coaching, landscape design, CBD/cannabis, restaurants, transportation and logistics, political activism, non profits and more. Golden State Marketing and her other business, California Wine Marketing, were founded in 2006.

Business Risk Management: LLC under Tribal Law
2024-02-06 17:00 - 18:30
Come join us for the Business Risk Management + LLC under Tribal Law for Small Businesses Webinar in partnership with the Small Business Legal Clinic. Shanna has served several tribal governments while working at a firm in Washington, D.C., including advising tribes on economic development matters such as trademarks for tribal enterprises, contracts that protected tribal sovereign immunity, and land purchases.

Redesign Your Website
2024-02-06 13:00 - 15:00
When did you last look at your business’s website? Or perhaps you are still trying to develop one? Websites remain an incredibly popular destination for site traffic. When you add up all of the functions and ways they can work for and represent your business, nothing works harder online than a professional website.
It can also be daunting to create one with various tools and design suggestions floating around. In this workshop, we will cover recent trends in website design for businesses and other organizations. That will include the latest in content and design best practices and what tools you can use to create a site and why. But most importantly, we will cover the 10 key elements of website design that determine whether a website is just OK or great. We will also touch on submitting your site to Google for rankings and security and hosting considerations.
So, if you want to super-charge your website and make it an active resource for getting new customers, this workshop is for you!

Presenter
Matt Cail started out in the world of message boards and web design. During five years as a Washington, D.C., consultant, he became knowledgeable about emergency communications and competition in the online video industry. He has worked in social media, search engine marketing, web design, and online advertising. Matt leads Super Charge Marketing is your one-stop social media firm for all of your social media marketing needs!

Credit Reports and Scores
2024-02-06 12:00 - 17:00
From employment possibilities to the rates we pay for insurance, our credit has direct impacts on our financial health. Attend this course to gain skills in managing, protecting, building, and even rebuilding credit. Learn what information credit bureaus use to calculate your credit score and gain the knowledge you need for a secure financial future. We’ll cover:
•How credit works and the importance to our financial health.
•Learn how to request and read a credit report.
•Understand how to dispute errors in a credit report.
•Know ways to maintain or improve a positive credit score.
•Learn effective ways to establish, build or maintain productive credit.

Native Financial Empowerment Training 2024 held every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm via Zoom. Register for Workshops at form.jotform.com/TribalTechnology/FinancialEmpowerment. For more information, email or call T3 Tribal Technology Training; Andrea Alexander: 425-501-0042 or andrea@tribaltechnology.org, Will Booth: 206-687-7842 or will@tribaltechnology.org, Angela Ewen: 425-427-7328 or angela@tribaltechnology.org.
