{"id":3164,"date":"2021-10-06T20:10:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T03:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2021-10-06T20:10:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T03:10:05","slug":"small-business-roundtable-follow-up-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2021\/10\/06\/small-business-roundtable-follow-up-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Small business roundtable follow-up and resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dear neighbors,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who joined my third annual small business roundtable yesterday. We heard a terrific presentation from Marie Davis of the Washington Department of Commerce that included many resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs. You can see the presentation on my website <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/2021-1005-Small-Business-Discussion-Final.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>StartUp Washington<\/strong> (also known as <strong>My Startup 365<\/strong>) helps people who are thinking of staring a new business to research their market, put together a business plan, and more. For any entrepreneur thinking of starting a new business, it is a great place to start: <a href=\"http:\/\/startup.choosewashingtonstate.com\/\">http:\/\/startup.choosewashingtonstate.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Washington State Microenterprise Association<\/strong> helps businesses that employ between one and five people, which are often left out of other programs: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamicrobiz.org\/\">https:\/\/www.wamicrobiz.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Border Business Relief Program<\/strong> helps businesses that have suffered from the Covid border closures: <a href=\"https:\/\/commercegrants.com\/working-washington-grants-border-business-relief\/\">https:\/\/commercegrants.com\/working-washington-grants-border-business-relief\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Small Business Flex Fund<\/strong> provides low interest loans for expenses like payroll, rent, and more: <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusinessflexfund.org\/\">https:\/\/smallbusinessflexfund.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/2021-1005-Small-Business-Discussion-Final.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3166\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration.png\" alt=\"Small business flex fund illustration\" width=\"1622\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration.png 1622w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Small-biz-roundtable-illustration-847x477.png 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1622px) 100vw, 1622px\" \/><\/a>After the presentation, we had an insightful and productive discussion about the concerns and challenges that small businesses are facing. I look forward to working together to continue supporting small businesses addressing those challenges to make the future for our local businesses even brighter.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone who attended, we\u2019d love for you to fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=bA6LhImUg02zHk_emXMrCej6R8DGY2hMliG-eZ6satlUMERLTlZUQ0tTSlU4VVRMQjVERlZaMzkzRy4u\">this short, four-question survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=bA6LhImUg02zHk_emXMrCej6R8DGY2hMliG-eZ6satlUMERLTlZUQ0tTSlU4VVRMQjVERlZaMzkzRy4u\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3165\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Click-here-to-take-the-survey.png\" alt=\"Click here to take the survey\" width=\"934\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Click-here-to-take-the-survey.png 934w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Click-here-to-take-the-survey-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/10\/Click-here-to-take-the-survey-768x162.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay in touch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As always, please feel free to reach out to my office directly with any questions or concerns. Stay safe and take care.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely yours,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1385\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Dhingra-sig-purple.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Dhingra-sig-purple.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Dhingra-sig-purple-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Dhingra-sig-purple-1024x195.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Dhingra-sig-purple-768x146.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Manka Dhingra<br \/>\n45th Legislative District<br \/>\nDeputy Majority Leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear neighbors, Thank you to everyone who joined my third annual small business roundtable yesterday. We heard a terrific presentation from Marie Davis of the Washington Department of Commerce that included many resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs. You can see the presentation on my website here. A few highlights: StartUp Washington (also known as My Startup 365) helps people who are thinking of staring a new business to research their market, put together a business plan, and more. 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