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- Want to learn more about C-PACER? Sign up for the upcoming virtual workshop happening Oct. 5 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
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Pierce County Business Skills Program - The Pierce County Business Skills program offers 9 FREE on-demand business skills trainings designed to help small businesses start, grow, and stay on track. The courses are available to small business owners and entrepreneurs and can be done on your own time and pace. Classes focus on the basics of how to succeed in business and quickly build skills to immediately put into practice. Click here to learn more and sign up Assistance Programs.
Employer-Supported Child Care Technical Assistance - For many employers it is becoming more competitive and expensive to recruit, hire and retain employees. One factor is that working families are having a difficult time finding quality childcare that is affordable. What does it take for a business to consider and implement family-friendly options? Washington State Department of Commerce offers free consultations. For more information contact [email protected].
The Pierce County Business Accelerator is now accepting another round of applications for 2023.
Click here to apply. Applications open until cohorts are filled. The next cohorts start in Fall 2023.
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The Pierce County Business Accelerator serves entrepreneurs and business owners throughout Pierce County with a focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) veteran, and women-owned businesses to help foster innovation and create wealth-building opportunities. The PCBA is managed in partnership with the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, The Black Collective, Mi Centro, and the Korean Women’s Association. The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce administers the program.
The Pierce County Community Navigator Program is a partnership of Pierce County's Economic Development Department and seven community organizations to reach underserved small business owners in Pierce County, particularly those owned by BIPOC, women, veterans and people in rural communities. The Navigator outreach team meets with businesses in the communities they serve and assists them with access to business resources.
Pierce County Business Skills Program: 9 FREE Non-credit Short Courses for Small Business Owners
The Pierce County Business Skills program offers 9 FREE on-demand business skills trainings designed to help small businesses start, grow, and stay on track. The courses are available to small business owners and entrepreneurs and can be done on your own time and pace. Classes focus on the basics of how to succeed in business and quickly build skills to immediately put into practice. Click here to learn more and sign upAssistance Programs.
The Pierce County Business Skills Program's free curriculum is developed in partnership with Pacific Lutheran University as part of the Pierce County Community Navigator program and is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
MyFreeTaxes Self-Employed Tax Guide
United Way created a guide in partnership with the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help more self-employed small business owners easily and accurately file their taxes for free. Designed for both full-time and part-time entrepreneurs, this guide will help you self-prepare your taxes for free. Click here to view the guide.
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Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
- COVID-19 Vaccine information - Including vaccine and booster shot locations, frequently asked questions, and up-to-date data.
- COVID-19 Information for Businesses
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Washington State Department of Commerce
- SmartWA Dashboard to help small businesses reopen safely by providing real-time outlooks about public health, economic, and community conditions by county and industry.
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries