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Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) invites you to an ACQUISITION FORECAST OPEN HOUSE FORUM to discuss anticipated contracting opportunities for 2019. This forum is an opportunity for small businesses, socio-economic set-aside small businesses and large businesses to learn about prime and subcontracting opportunities at JBLM, WA and other local military commands. This event is for informational purposes only.

This event will focus on goods and services. We are encouraging HUBZone certified or HUBZone eligible firms to attend!

This event is sponsored by JBLM and the Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) with the support and participation by Small Business Representatives from the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Coast Guard's Shore Infrastructure Logistics Command tentatively plan to attend as well. In addition to the military buyers and small business staffs, meet representatives from the Small Business Administration (SBA); the Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), and others.
Register here: https://washingtonptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/851495

Description:
This 2.5-hour 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
- Learn how to project your future financial results realistically
- Manage your cash flow successfully
- Keep your accounting records properly
- Understand what taxes you and your business will be susceptible to pay and how to pay taxes timely

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Description:
Planning is the key to business success, and it all comes together in a detailed business plan. This 3-hour workshop is designed to give you, the business owner, the skills and know-how needed to write a successful and detailed business plan, which will cover these main topics:

- Describing your product or service
- Describing your product pricing, packaging and distribution
- Describing your marketing plan
- Describing your business operations
- Describing organization structure and management structure

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Description:
This half-day interactive workshop focuses on the following topics that are key to learning and feeling comfortable with QuickBooks Online:

- Sales to Customers and their payments
- Purchases from Suppliers and payments to them
- Banking, Chart of Accounts and Year-end Closing
- Reporting from QuickBooks Online

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Description:
This workshop will show you the types of Federal, state and local taxes to which a business in Washington may be required to pay. Demonstrate to you, with real-life examples, how to minimize your business and personal taxes so you keep more money in your business and your pocket.

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Description:
Join EASC and the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce to identify and learn commonly missed deductions & new ways to save money this year as you prepare your taxes! Tips and tricks will help businesses get ready to file before April 2019.

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Description:
Learn how to read and understand financial statements. Understand how they apply to your business situation and what the various parts of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement mean. Learn how to evaluate the financial health of your business through the analysis of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.

Topics covered:

- Finance/Accounting terminology
- Why your Balance Sheet is so important
- The relationship between The Balance Sheet & Income Statement
- Cash & accrual methods of accounting
- Taxes and your Income Statement

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Update: Due to inclement weather, this has been cancelled until further notice.  

Description:
Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) Office of Equal Opportunity is excited to invite you to attend the DBE Orientation “Bootcamp” Workshop. This event, designed to educate and empower certified/newly certified DBE firms, will focus on:

• Finding WSDOT construction and engineering opportunities;
• Accessing and becoming eligible for DBE Supportive Services, and
• Learning about available resources to help your business grow.

For More Information Click Here: https://bit.ly/2LV3VeX

Update: Due to inclement weather, this has been cancelled until further notice. 

Description:
Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) Office of Equal Opportunity is excited to invite you to attend the DBE Orientation “Bootcamp” Workshop. This event, designed to educate and empower certified/newly certified DBE firms, will focus on:

• Finding WSDOT construction and engineering opportunities;
• Accessing and becoming eligible for DBE Supportive Services, and
• Learning about available resources to help your business grow.

For More Information Click Here: https://bit.ly/2Tx7WJd

With the pre-Valentine's theme of "Love Trade," this could be the perfect occasion to either celebrate trade with, or win a romantic auction prize experience for your special someone.

At this festive gala, we will celebrate a local company and a local individual excelling in international trade and trade promotion and acknowledge the importance of trade to the Washington State Economy.

25th Annual Globe Awards and Auction
Wednesday, February 13th | 5:00pm-7:00pm
Port of Tacoma Administration Building Atrium | 1 Sitcum Way, Tacoma, WA 98421
Price: $40

To Register, Click Here: https://bit.ly/2S0FdAp

Small Business Tax Workshop
The Small Business Tax Work Shop provides an overview of accounting & tax expectations of running a business, as well as an overview of the process. This class will empower small business owners to work independently or with an accountant. Attendees can expect to acquire an understanding of their responsibilities as it relates to accounting and tax.

REGISTER: csinay@highline.edu

Description:
Minority Owned small businesses, and those seeing utilization of minority-owned small businesses, are encouraged to attend to relationship-build and discuss ways to leverage their status in the government contracting marketplace. Attendees can also discuss benefits, lessons learned, etc. related to the SBA's 8(a) Program

Register At: www.washintonPTAC.org

Description: 
Please join us for our first PortGen of 2019. This PortGen will provide an overview of the Diversity in Contracting Program and Central Procurement will focus on the following: 

1. Our procurement process 
2. Do’s and Don’t of proposal submittals and interviews 
3. Discuss using the S.T.A.R method when interviewing 
4. Port’s Payment Process

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Description:
This workshop will give you the skills to take those first critical steps in starting a successful business: 

- Understand the different business entities and choose the best one for your business.
- Understand how to properly license your business in Washington state.
- Select the correct insurance for your business.
- Understand the options for financing your business.
- Perform basic research on your new business and customers.

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Description:
COME MEET OUR PROJECT TEAMS! We encourage small business entities of all categories to attend this Small Business Outreach Fair sponsored by Korsmo Construction. We will introduce upcoming projects and bid opportunities to achieve the MWBE/DBE goals set for the project.

Description:
This half-day workshop will give you the skills you need to successfully marketing your product or service and accomplish the following objectives: 

- Be able to identify customers and their needs
- Determine the correct pricing, packaging, and distribution of your product
- Create a promotional plan for your business
- Be able to sell your product
- Be able to get your business online

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Description:
Whether you are starting or expanding your restaurant or mobile food business, the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) offers resources that will help you succeed. Whether you are looking for help navigating the regulatory requirements for getting your restaurant or mobile food business started, looking for financial help, counseling on various aspects of your restaurant business, or advice on how to trouble shoot an issue or figure out next steps, this orientation will help you get connected to a variety of resources available to you. Bring your questions to this orientation and meet the City of Seattle’s OED who can help provide and guide you to the resources that will help you get started and grow.

For more information about navigating the requirements and regulations for opening or expanding a restaurant or mobile food business, take a look through the Restaurant Success website.

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Description: Tuner is bidding out sub jobs for an Elementary School in Tacoma. Please see the opportunity listed under "opportunities" at https://mbda-tacoma.com/opportunities/

OUTREACH AGENDA
Presentation & Networking Agenda: 
· Birney Elementary project overview
· Diversity and local participation goals
· Bid packages
· Bid schedule
· Prime and sub-tier partnering
· Networking

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged. MWDBE firms are also urged to attend to learn about sub-tier opportunities.  Attendance NOT required at all three sessions; the same content will be provided at each session.  However by attending all three, you maximize your networking opportunities. 


RSVP BY FEBRUARY 22, 2019
For RSVP or questions regarding this advertisement, please contact:
Janelle Boyd
Procurement & Diversity Coordinator
Office: (206) 505-6600 │ Email: juboyd@tcco.com

There are two additional meetings as well. 2/27 and 3/1.

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Description:
Description: Tuner is bidding out sub jobs for an Elementary School in Tacoma. Please see the opportunity listed under "opportunities" at https://mbda-tacoma.com/opportunities/

OUTREACH AGENDA
Presentation & Networking Agenda:
· Birney Elementary project overview
· Diversity and local participation goals
· Bid packages
· Bid schedule
· Prime and sub-tier partnering
· Networking

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged. MWDBE firms are also urged to attend to learn about sub-tier opportunities. Attendance NOT required at all three sessions; the same content will be provided at each session. However by attending all three, you maximize your networking opportunities.

RSVP BY FEBRUARY 22, 2019
For RSVP or questions regarding this advertisement, please contact:
Janelle Boyd
Procurement & Diversity Coordinator
Office: (206) 505-6600 │ Email: juboyd@tcco.com

There are two additional meetings as well. 2/25 and 3/1.

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Description

You will begin by writing a "Unique Value Statement" for your new product or service. This is a concise description of your product or service directed at your customer. 

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. 

NOTE: Bring your laptop, a pencil or a pen as the goal of this workshop is for all participants to leave with a draft of their “Unique Value Statement” and “Lean Canvas.”

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