Federal Resources 

U.S. Commercial Service: https://www.trade.gov/cs/

U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Small Business Development Centers: https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/osbdc

Minority Business Development Agency: https://www.mbda.gov/

Local, State, and Regional Trade Resources 

Make It Tacoma: https://makeittacoma.com/

Port of Tacoma: : https://www.portoftacoma.com/

Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce: https://www.tacomachamber.org/

Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Board: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/103/Economic-Development

Minority Business Development Agency, Tacoma Business Center: https://mbda-tacoma.com/

Economic Development Board of Tacoma-Pierce County (EDB): https://www.edbtacomapierce.org/

Startup 253: https://www.startup253.com/

Greater Seattle Partners: https://greater-seattle.com/en/

U.S. Commercial Service Seattle: https://2016.export.gov/washington/Seattle/contactusseattle/index.asp

Washington Council on International Trade: https://wcit.org/

Washington State China Relations Council: https://www.wscrc.org/

Washington State Department of Commerce, Business and Investment Services: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/promoting-washington-state/

Governor’s Office for Regulatory and Innovative Assistance: https://www.oria.wa.gov/site/alias__oria/345/Small-Business-Guide.aspx

Educational Opportunities 

Pacific Lutheran University School of Business: https://www.plu.edu/busa/

University of Puget Sound School of Business & Leadership: https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/undergraduate/school-of-business-leadership/ 

University of Washington Tacoma, Milgard School of Business: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/milgard-school-business/milgard-school-business 

Bates Technical College Tacoma, Business, Finance, and Personal Services: https://batestech.edu/areas-of-study/business-finance-personal-services/

College Aid Professionals, LLC: http://affordablecollege.com/Default.aspx