Business support opportunities from City of Tacoma!!!

Hey, all my business peeps, the following is an opportunity to receive support through the City of Tacoma Community & Economic Development Department. Read the following and follow the links to participate.

 Greetings from the Community & Economic Development Department:

As part of ongoing efforts to build upon the existing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tacoma, the City of Tacoma’s Community and Economic Development Department is leveraging Washington State Department of Commerce’s Small Business Innovation Fund (SBIF) dollars to partner with two organizations specializing in technical assistance for small and micro businesses. From March 2023 – May 2023, Devland and Kay Tita will use one-time SBIF funding provided by the City of Tacoma to roll out two new programs focusing on direct intermediate to advanced-level technical assistance for small and micro-businesses in the areas of financial and digital literacy and readiness:

Devland "GROW" Program: The GROW program is targeting micro enterprises looking to advance their businesses through lean and efficient operations. Participants will gain support generating key finance and business plan documents along with digital marketing and content creation support from Devland’s content builder team. This approach is offered with workshops but focused on real-time engagement helping micro-entrepreneurs hit key milestones. Applications are now open, apply directly to the GROW program here. m (DSAP) 

Kay Tita will serve up to 65 Tacoma-based businesses with training that will help business owners grow their operations by providing them with a free POS system and training to increase their e-commerce capacity, social media marketing, digital literacy, and financial awareness. Applications for the DSAP will open on February 27th. For eligibility requirements and updates, please visit Kay Tita’s website.

For more information about all of the technical assistance programs available please visit Makeittacoma.com You may also respond directly to this email if you have in questions.

In service,

Dierdre Patterson, Business Financing Program Manager