The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce and Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are offering free 1hr office consultations to our business community. Available slots can be booked by reserving a time at 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Please email staff@seattlesouthsidechamber.com or call 206-575-1633 to reserve your appointment.  

The Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is your resource as a business for expert advising, management training, and market intelligence. 

SBDC business advisors provide no-cost, one-on-one, confidential advising to help entrepreneurs and small business owners start, strengthen or buy/sell a business. 

How they can help

• Planning or growing your business
• Analyzing financial statements
• Acquiring capital and managing cash flow 
• Buying or selling businesses 
• Exporting to markets around the world 
• Market research 
• Business systems and record keeping
• Getting and keeping customers 
• Cost-cutting strategies
• Finding and keeping qualified employees 
• Succession Planning
• Tech Commercialization