All of these classes are available online and On-Demand.
Empower by GoDaddy 2023
Welcome to the Empower by GoDaddy program presented by Business Impact NW! Are you ready to create your website/ecommerce store for the ultimate customer experience? Do you want to reach more customer...
Empower by GoDaddy 2023 – En Español
Bienvenido/a al programa de Empower by GoDaddy, presentado por Business Impact NW! ¿Está list@ para crear un sitio web o tu sitio de e-commerce para la mejor experiencia de tus clientes? ¿Quiere al...
Square One Orientation Webinar (On-Demand)
Whether you’re new to Business Impact NW, in the idea phase or already in business, or looking to apply for a business loan, this orientation will give you actionable first steps to starting your bu...
Your Business-Start Smart On-Demand Online Course
Are you a military spouse, veteran or active-duty service member who is thinking about starting a small business or are you already running a small business and looking for some free training to help ...
Business Expert Session: How to Launch Your Dream Business in 90 Days
This workshop is for you if... You want to be your own boss, doing what you’re passionate about while supporting yourself. You feel overwhelmed with everything you need to do to get started. You fee...
Business Expert Session: New Year, Fresh Start: Find $10K in your Business
Did you know that a 5% decrease in overhead and/or COGS expenses and a 5% increase in your prices will double your net profit? In this presentation, Amanda will show you the power of compounding and w...
Package & Price Services to Maximize Revenue
Deciding what to charge for services is a balancing act. With Value- Based Pricing, service fees are based on your competitive advantage and brand (perceived value). The main goal is to better align f...
Business Expert Session: Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity Information & FAQ
Learn what it takes to get certified, who can be certified, and what benefits certification may have for you. This class will cover the premise behind the certification program, the basics of eligibil...
Business Expert Session: 5 Steps to Profit Master Class
Is it possible to increase your leads and sales without wasting money on who-knows marketing and advertisement experiments? Is it possible to see a HUGE increase in profits and work fewer hours at t...
Business Certification: How to Increase Contracting Opportunities as a Certified Business
Government contracts are a tremendous financial opportunity for small businesses. There are opportunities to sell to state and federal governments as well as local governments such as cites and coun...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Re-energize Your Growth Potential: Get Your Big Dream Mojo Back
Every entrepreneurial journey starts with a dream of creating something. Even us small business owners dream bigger than our current situation and set of resources. Making these dreams a reality can...
Business Expert Session: Disability Inclusion & Accessibility
The inclusion revolution is here! In this presentation, we will discuss how disability is diversity. Disability is not only diverse itself in that no disability is alike, but disability also intersect...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Bringing Diversity to Your Organization
Business owners that wanted to survive, let alone thrive, during the pandemic had to adapt to the rapidly changing circumstances and regulations. To remain competitive in 2021 and beyond, a focus on d...
Understanding the Gig Economy Training
This course is designed to give an overview of factors Gig Economy workers should consider - among those considerations are financial, tax, legal and insurance. You'll get an overview of these areas a...
Business Expert Session: Leading with Confidence
This workshop will focus on ways to increase your self-confidence by understanding where your thoughts and beliefs come from and practical strategies to improve your confidence. No matter how we prese...
Business Expert Session: Perform Better Under Pressure
Feeling overloaded, anxious, or scattered isn’t fertile ground for growing your business, or for keeping operations running smoothly. By the end of this hands-on, interactive workshop, leave with se...
Business Expert Session: Using a Virtual Assistant to Grow Your Small Business
Are you dealing with overwhelming tasks every day? Do you feel like you need assistance, but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in learning the benefits of hiring a Virtual Assistant? If ...
Business Expert Session: Uncovering Government Contracting Opportunities
The federal government's goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year! But how do you know if the government purchases your product or serv...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Building Out Your Dream: Steps for Success
Uncover the unique challenges women business owners face when working with contractors, city inspectors, and regulatory agencies. Explore strategies for a successful build out of a brick-and-mortar co...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Connect With Joy: Self Care for Women in Business
Starting and operating a small business is a major commitment that is extremely fulfilling, and yet, sometimes exhausting. In this webinar, we talk with women business owners and self-care practitione...
Business Expert Session: Marketing for Government Contracts
Marketing your products or services to government customers is much different than selling in the commercial sector. Explore the basics of how government customers buy and how you can position your fi...
Empower by GoDaddy 2023
Welcome to the Empower by GoDaddy program presented by Business Impact NW! Are you ready to create your website/ecommerce store for the ultimate customer experience? Do you want to reach more customer...
Empower by GoDaddy 2023 – En Español
Bienvenido/a al programa de Empower by GoDaddy, presentado por Business Impact NW! ¿Está list@ para crear un sitio web o tu sitio de e-commerce para la mejor experiencia de tus clientes? ¿Quiere al...
Business Expert Session: Operation Exposure: Find Your Audience, Share Your Story & Earn Recognition
Startups need to tell the story of their business and a good public relations and content marketing campaign will set the narrative while developing brand identity, building consumer interest, growing...
Content Marketing and Strategy Coaching
$40Are you a Business Impact NW lending or technical assistance client ready to implement a practical marketing strategy tailored to your business? Your $40 payment earns you 3 virtual content marketing ...
Business Expert Session: Website Building Pt. 1: Know Your Options, Pros & Cons
Congratulations on starting a business! Now you need a website. But where to start? Fortunately, you have many options when it comes to hosting, domain registration, and content management system (inc...
Business Expert Session: Stop, Look & Listen: Market Insight for Business Success
Is there really a market? How do you serve it? Why should anyone choose you to meet their needs? These questions all fit together, and you don't need a market research firm or weeks of toil to answer ...
Business Expert Session: Website Building Pt. 2: What’s Important & Best Practices
Following Part 1, you have figured out the best place to start building your website. Your website is your first impression, and it’s doing so, most of the time, without you even knowing it. So, you...
Virtual Lender’s Panel: Access to Capital
Are you looking for capital for your business? Do you have unanswered questions about loans, lines of credit, or which lending product is best for your business? Do you want to know how to qualify for...
How to Manage Business Debt
In this workshop you will learn about the different types of debt, debt and financial management, budgeting and managing expenses, ways to improve cash flow and loan fund management. This webinar is g...
How to Fill Out a Personal Financial Statement
This workshop is designed for borrowers who have been asked by their Business Impact NW loan officer (or other lender) to fill out a Personal Financial Statement. This webinar goes step by step throug...
How to Fill Out a Cash Flow Projections Workbook
Instructional video on how to fill out an Excel cash flow projections workbook.
Loan Readiness Certification
Welcome to the Loan Readiness Center Certification Course. This course is a requirement for the BINW Impact Loan in addition to the prospective borrower attending an approved accelerator or business c...
Cursillo de Certificación del Centro de Preparación de Préstamos
Bienvenido al curso de Certificación del Centro de Preparación de Préstamos (Loan Readiness Center). Este curso es un requisito para el Préstamo de impacto (Impact Loan) de Business Impact Northwe...
Business Expert Session: Getting Loan Ready: Business Loan Basics
Applying for a business loan can seem like a confusing and daunting process. Matt Hrdlicka with Columbia Bank will demystify the process by explaining what goes into getting a business loan. We’ll d...
Business Expert Session: Repairing Personal Credit & Building Business Credit
We're going to talk about some exciting, sometimes scary, often complicated world of credit! We will focus on the world of business credit. Most businesses fail within the first few years due to fundi...
Managing Loan Funds
LRC Business Financial Literacy Webinar Congratulations on receiving a small business loan! In this webinar, you will learn about: Why You Need to Manage Loan Funds What to Expect After Approval Accou...
Panel de Prestamistas Virtual: Acceso a Préstamos Comerciales
¿Está buscando capital para su negocio? ¿Tiene preguntas acerca de préstamos, líneas de crédito, o cuál préstamo es el mejor para su negocio? ¿Quiere saber cómo calificar para un préstamo c...
Business Expert Session: Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity Information & FAQ
Learn what it takes to get certified, who can be certified, and what benefits certification may have for you. This class will cover the premise behind the certification program, the basics of eligibil...
Business Expert Session: Operation Exposure: Find Your Audience, Share Your Story & Earn Recognition
Startups need to tell the story of their business and a good public relations and content marketing campaign will set the narrative while developing brand identity, building consumer interest, growing...
Business Expert Session: 5 Steps to Profit Master Class
Is it possible to increase your leads and sales without wasting money on who-knows marketing and advertisement experiments? Is it possible to see a HUGE increase in profits and work fewer hours at t...
Business Expert Session: Website Building Pt. 1: Know Your Options, Pros & Cons
Congratulations on starting a business! Now you need a website. But where to start? Fortunately, you have many options when it comes to hosting, domain registration, and content management system (inc...
Business Certification: How to Increase Contracting Opportunities as a Certified Business
Government contracts are a tremendous financial opportunity for small businesses. There are opportunities to sell to state and federal governments as well as local governments such as cites and coun...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Re-energize Your Growth Potential: Get Your Big Dream Mojo Back
Every entrepreneurial journey starts with a dream of creating something. Even us small business owners dream bigger than our current situation and set of resources. Making these dreams a reality can...
Business Expert Session: Disability Inclusion & Accessibility
The inclusion revolution is here! In this presentation, we will discuss how disability is diversity. Disability is not only diverse itself in that no disability is alike, but disability also intersect...
Business Expert Session: Stop, Look & Listen: Market Insight for Business Success
Is there really a market? How do you serve it? Why should anyone choose you to meet their needs? These questions all fit together, and you don't need a market research firm or weeks of toil to answer ...
Business Expert Session: A Farmer’s Guide to Reporting to the IRS
As farmers look for ways to increase income and diversify activities, they need to be aware that income from events, workshops, and other non-farming activities need to be recorded and reported differ...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Bringing Diversity to Your Organization
Business owners that wanted to survive, let alone thrive, during the pandemic had to adapt to the rapidly changing circumstances and regulations. To remain competitive in 2021 and beyond, a focus on d...
Business Expert Session: Getting Loan Ready: Business Loan Basics
Applying for a business loan can seem like a confusing and daunting process. Matt Hrdlicka with Columbia Bank will demystify the process by explaining what goes into getting a business loan. We’ll d...
Washington Food & Farm Finder: Finding Growers, Producers & Getting Yours Listed
Are you a food or farm business looking for local growers, producers, markets, or restaurants in Washington State or are you a local food/farm business looking to get listed? Then, join us! We will be...
Business Expert Session: Farm Bookkeeping Basics: Planting Solid Roots for Growth
Getting your bookkeeping set up correctly at the outset provides solid roots and a foundation for the growth of your farm business. In this presentation we will review the basics of what is needed for...
Business Expert Session: Farm Bookkeeping Deeper Dive: Entering Online or Market Sales
Wondering the most efficient way to enter your sales in QuickBooks? In this session we’ll cover the options and take a deeper dive into walking through some example summary entries – for both farm...
Business Expert Session: Food Biz Resources to Grow, Make Connections, and Find Market Opportunities
Are you a food business that’s looking to connect with other food & farm businesses, find market opportunities, and get support to grow your new or established business? Then, join us! We will b...
Business Expert Session: Leading with Confidence
This workshop will focus on ways to increase your self-confidence by understanding where your thoughts and beliefs come from and practical strategies to improve your confidence. No matter how we prese...
Seattle Labor Standards Ordinances 2022/2023 Overview
This course provides an overview of the 2022/2023 Seattle Labor Standards Ordinances and what you need to know as a small business owner with employees working in the City of Seattle. This course incl...
Business Expert Session: Website Building Pt. 2: What’s Important & Best Practices
Following Part 1, you have figured out the best place to start building your website. Your website is your first impression, and it’s doing so, most of the time, without you even knowing it. So, you...
Government Contracting 101: Doing Business with Washington State and the Federal Government
Would you like to sell your products or services to the State of Washington and the Federal government? Government agencies purchase all types of products and services from business of all sizes – f...
Business Expert Session: Perform Better Under Pressure
Feeling overloaded, anxious, or scattered isn’t fertile ground for growing your business, or for keeping operations running smoothly. By the end of this hands-on, interactive workshop, leave with se...
Business Expert Session: Using a Virtual Assistant to Grow Your Small Business
Are you dealing with overwhelming tasks every day? Do you feel like you need assistance, but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in learning the benefits of hiring a Virtual Assistant? If ...
Water Cooler Session 1: Farm Bookkeeping Basics – Setting up Your Chart of Accounts
As a follow up to our recent “Farm Bookkeeping Basics” Business Expert Session with Jocelyn Campbell, we are happy to have her back for 2 Water Cooler Sessions. Each of these sessions will have a ...
Water Cooler Session 2: QuickBooks Online vs Desktop
As a follow up to our recent “Farm Bookkeeping Basics” Business Expert Session with Jocelyn Campbell, we are happy to have her back for 2 Water Cooler Sessions. Each of these sessions will have a ...
Understanding Workers’ Rights & Benefits as a Business Owner in Washington
Are you a business owner in the state of Washington with employees or planning to have employees? A representative from Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will provide an ...
Business Expert Session: How to Launch Your Dream Business in 90 Days
This workshop is for you if... You want to be your own boss, doing what you’re passionate about while supporting yourself. You feel overwhelmed with everything you need to do to get started. You fee...
Business Expert Session: Repairing Personal Credit & Building Business Credit
We're going to talk about some exciting, sometimes scary, often complicated world of credit! We will focus on the world of business credit. Most businesses fail within the first few years due to fundi...
Business Expert Session: Ask a Farmers Market Manager
It’s farmers market application season! Here is your chance to hear directly from a market manager about the decision-making process for admitting new vendors, and what it takes to put together a co...
Business Expert Session: Food Borne Outbreaks: What Happens When Prevention Doesn’t
Christopher Skilton is a Public Health scientist with years of combined experience in Environmental Health, including wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, communicable disease epidemiolog...
Business Expert Session: Uncovering Government Contracting Opportunities
The federal government's goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year! But how do you know if the government purchases your product or serv...
Business Expert Session: Succession Planning for your Farm: How to Start and What to Consider
It’s never too early to plan for a successful transition of your farm. Join Andrea Krahmer from Oregon Agricultural Trust as she discusses how to get the conversation started, what to consider for ...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Building Out Your Dream: Steps for Success
Uncover the unique challenges women business owners face when working with contractors, city inspectors, and regulatory agencies. Explore strategies for a successful build out of a brick-and-mortar co...
Celebrating Dreams Webinar: Connect With Joy: Self Care for Women in Business
Starting and operating a small business is a major commitment that is extremely fulfilling, and yet, sometimes exhausting. In this webinar, we talk with women business owners and self-care practitione...
Business Expert Session: New Year, Fresh Start: Find $10K in your Business
Did you know that a 5% decrease in overhead and/or COGS expenses and a 5% increase in your prices will double your net profit? In this presentation, Amanda will show you the power of compounding and w...
Business Expert Session: Marketing for Government Contracts
Marketing your products or services to government customers is much different than selling in the commercial sector. Explore the basics of how government customers buy and how you can position your fi...
Business Expert Session: Getting Farmers Market Ready
You’ve been accepted to a vend at a market, what now? This presentation will help you strategize and prioritize about creating an appealing and affordable booth setup, developing a market sales stra...
Empower by GoDaddy 2023
Welcome to the Empower by GoDaddy program presented by Business Impact NW! Are you ready to create your website/ecommerce store for the ultimate customer experience? Do you want to reach more customer...
Empower by GoDaddy 2023 – En Español
Bienvenido/a al programa de Empower by GoDaddy, presentado por Business Impact NW! ¿Está list@ para crear un sitio web o tu sitio de e-commerce para la mejor experiencia de tus clientes? ¿Quiere al...
“Ready to Sell” Farm E-Commerce
The purpose of this course is to provide you with the tools and resources to develop an effective online presence through which you will be able to connect with new customers, build and maintain custo...
Farmers Talk Online CSA Management
Join us for a moderated panel of four farmers discussing their experience and advice around managing their CSA programs online. Featured panelists include: Collins Family Orchards, Helsing Junction Fa...
Business Expert Session: A Farmer’s Guide to Reporting to the IRS
As farmers look for ways to increase income and diversify activities, they need to be aware that income from events, workshops, and other non-farming activities need to be recorded and reported differ...
Food Biz Week 2022
Food Biz Week is an opportunity for food and farm businesses at all levels of food production and food retail in the Pacific Northwest to learn from industry experts and fellow experienced colleagues ...
Farm-to-Food Assistance: Intro to Community-Centered Wholesaling
Thanks to the expansion of funded “farm to community” programs, the emergency food system of food pantries, meals programs, and other food assistance providers has developed as a viable market cha...
Packaged Foods On-Demand Online Course
For entrepreneurs considering moving into the packaged food space or farms looking to develop value-added product(s), this on-demand, self-paced online course will provide a basic overview of the proc...
“Ready to Sell” Farm E-Commerce
The purpose of this course is to provide you with the tools and resources to develop an effective online presence through which you will be able to connect with new customers, build and maintain custo...
Farmer Finance 101: Building a Successful Financial Foundation
Farmer Finance is a 3-part series aimed at providing the beginning farmer the knowledge and resources to approach their farm with a business mentality. The 3 courses covers financial management and us...
Farmer Finance 201: Farming for Profit – Introduction to Enterprise Budgets
Farmer Finance is a 3-part series aimed at providing the beginning farmer the knowledge and resources to approach their farm with a business mentality. The 3 courses covers financial management and us...
Farmer Finance 301: When Why and How to Access Capital
Farmer Finance is a 3-part series aimed at providing the beginning farmer the knowledge and resources to approach their farm with a business mentality. The 3 courses covers financial management and us...
Washington Food & Farm Finder: Finding Growers, Producers & Getting Yours Listed
Are you a food or farm business looking for local growers, producers, markets, or restaurants in Washington State or are you a local food/farm business looking to get listed? Then, join us! We will be...
Business Expert Session: Farm Bookkeeping Basics: Planting Solid Roots for Growth
Getting your bookkeeping set up correctly at the outset provides solid roots and a foundation for the growth of your farm business. In this presentation we will review the basics of what is needed for...
Food Biz Week 2021
Food Biz Week is an opportunity for food and farm businesses at all levels of food production and food retail in the Pacific Northwest to learn from industry experts and fellow experienced colleagues ...
Business Expert Session: Farm Bookkeeping Deeper Dive: Entering Online or Market Sales
Wondering the most efficient way to enter your sales in QuickBooks? In this session we’ll cover the options and take a deeper dive into walking through some example summary entries – for both farm...
Business Expert Session: Food Biz Resources to Grow, Make Connections, and Find Market Opportunities
Are you a food business that’s looking to connect with other food & farm businesses, find market opportunities, and get support to grow your new or established business? Then, join us! We will b...
Water Cooler Session 1: Farm Bookkeeping Basics – Setting up Your Chart of Accounts
As a follow up to our recent “Farm Bookkeeping Basics” Business Expert Session with Jocelyn Campbell, we are happy to have her back for 2 Water Cooler Sessions. Each of these sessions will have a ...
Water Cooler Session 2: QuickBooks Online vs Desktop
As a follow up to our recent “Farm Bookkeeping Basics” Business Expert Session with Jocelyn Campbell, we are happy to have her back for 2 Water Cooler Sessions. Each of these sessions will have a ...
How to Sell: An Overview of Sales Channels
How to Sell: An Overview of Sales Channels is an on-demand resource for farmers exploring the varied avenues you can use to get your agricultural offerings into customers’ hands. Learn about retail...
Business Expert Session: Ask a Farmers Market Manager
It’s farmers market application season! Here is your chance to hear directly from a market manager about the decision-making process for admitting new vendors, and what it takes to put together a co...
Business Expert Session: Food Borne Outbreaks: What Happens When Prevention Doesn’t
Christopher Skilton is a Public Health scientist with years of combined experience in Environmental Health, including wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, communicable disease epidemiolog...
Business Expert Session: Succession Planning for your Farm: How to Start and What to Consider
It’s never too early to plan for a successful transition of your farm. Join Andrea Krahmer from Oregon Agricultural Trust as she discusses how to get the conversation started, what to consider for ...
Food Biz Week 2023
Food Biz Week is an opportunity for food and farm businesses at all levels of food production and food retail in the Pacific Northwest to learn from industry experts and fellow experienced colleagues ...
Business Expert Session: Getting Farmers Market Ready
You’ve been accepted to a vend at a market, what now? This presentation will help you strategize and prioritize about creating an appealing and affordable booth setup, developing a market sales stra...
Seattle Labor Standards Ordinances 2022/2023 Overview
This course provides an overview of the 2022/2023 Seattle Labor Standards Ordinances and what you need to know as a small business owner with employees working in the City of Seattle. This course incl...
Government Contracting 101: Doing Business with Washington State and the Federal Government
Would you like to sell your products or services to the State of Washington and the Federal government? Government agencies purchase all types of products and services from business of all sizes – f...
WA State Labor Standards: Workers’ Rights
This is an on-demand, self-paced course This webinar will provide an overview of workers’ rights by the Department Labor & Industries for WA state employers. This course includes information ab...
WA State Labor Standards: Workers’ Compensation
This is an on-demand, self-paced course. This webinar will provide an overview of the Department Labor & Industries workers’ compensation requirements for Washington state employers. This course...
Understanding Workers’ Rights & Benefits as a Business Owner in Washington
Are you a business owner in the state of Washington with employees or planning to have employees? A representative from Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will provide an ...
Empower by GoDaddy 2023 – En Español
Bienvenido/a al programa de Empower by GoDaddy, presentado por Business Impact NW! ¿Está list@ para crear un sitio web o tu sitio de e-commerce para la mejor experiencia de tus clientes? ¿Quiere al...
Cursillo de Certificación del Centro de Preparación de Préstamos
Bienvenido al curso de Certificación del Centro de Preparación de Préstamos (Loan Readiness Center). Este curso es un requisito para el Préstamo de impacto (Impact Loan) de Business Impact Northwe...
Panel de Prestamistas Virtual: Acceso a Préstamos Comerciales
¿Está buscando capital para su negocio? ¿Tiene preguntas acerca de préstamos, líneas de crédito, o cuál préstamo es el mejor para su negocio? ¿Quiere saber cómo calificar para un préstamo c...
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COVID-19 Finance Options
Apply for the finance options you can take advantage of right now. These include loans through Business Impact NW, and SBA-direct funding.
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COVID-19 Information and Advice
Answers to frequently asked questions and how to sign up for info sessions, classes and coaching to help your business now.
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COVID-19 Info Library
Local, state and national resource list, supporting your business during COVID-19