Submitted by the Economic Development Council.

To help local small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed, the Economic Development Council of San Juan County is partnering with the Washington Small Business Development Center to offer a free standalone course, “How to Find Employees in Today’s Market” from 1-2 p.m. on April 29, as well as a free four-part series of entrepreneurship courses taking place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30, May 1, 5 and 6. WSBDC will also present a free online workshop, “Accounting Basics for Your Small Business” in Spanish on April 30, from 2-4 p.m. All of the courses are offered online via Zoom.

“How to Find Employees in Today’s Market” provides an overview of recruiting employees in a changing workforce landscape. The four-day “S.O.S. (Start OutStanding): Educating Entrepreneurship Excellence Course” covers small business readiness, startup planning, financial forecasting, market research and working with a WSBDC advisor on business plans. The Spanish course, “Conceptos basicos de finanzas para tu negocio” (“Accounting Basics for Your Small Business”), will cover introductory business accounting.

All trainings are free and open to San Juan County business owners and entrepreneurs age 18 and over. “How to Find Employees in Today’s Market” is Tuesday, April 29, 1-2 p.m. The “S.O.S. (Start OutStanding): Educating Entrepreneurship Excellence Course” is a four-session program, with sessions at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on four weekdays: Wednesday, April 30; Thursday, May 1; Monday, May 5; and Tuesday, May 6. “Conceptos basicos de finanzas para tu negocio” is April 30.

For more information or to register, please visit https://sanjuansedc.org/wsbdc/.

For questions, please contact the EDC at 360-378-2906 or email info@sanjuansedc.org.

The Economic Development Council of San Juan County strives to support small rural enterprises and conduct projects to stimulate new job creation, strengthen the economic base for working families and support overall quality of life for islanders. This course is made possible by a grant from the Washington State Microbusiness Association and by the Washington State Small Business Development Center. To support EDC programs, please visit www.sanjuansedc.org/donate.