Trade & Business Resources
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