Loans, Technical Assistance and Support Services offered at Ventures
2100 24th Avenue South, Suite 380, Seattle, WA 98144
Located south of Rainer Scholars and Treehouse on the block between S Hill St and S Walker St. Call King County Metro at (206) 553-3000 or visit http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/ for public transit information.
Spanish
Call to attend an orientation meeting. An eight week business course begins each quarter.
Fees for the Business Basics Course are on a sliding scale, depending on income.
King, WA
Snohomish, WA
Description
Helps low-income people to start and grow small businesses by offering - Business training - Small business loans - Peer support and - Technical assistance Borrowers must - Attend an eight week business readiness course providing instruction on basic business planning, accounting, budgeting and marketing. - Form business groups of 4-6 members in order to be awarded loans starting at $1,000 and ranging, in time, up to $35,000. - Keep current on loan repayments. On-going technical assistance is provided by a business resource network of professionals from the local business community. In addition, a business resource network member will be assigned to each group to guide and support them. Offers classes in Spanish, and possibly other languages.
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Ventures
Offers business training, small business loans, peer support and technical assistance to low-income people to start and grow small businesses.