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Workshops to Help Your Business Navigate the Local Economy

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On Wednesday, September 18 from 8-9:30 a.m., The Seattle Good Business Network will be hosting The Winning Recipe: Add Local Flavor workshop. This event will help businesses to fine-tune their strategies to attract new customers and compete against non-local chains and corporations.

There will be a panel of all-stars from Seattle’s local independent business community to discuss the topics that matter to your business, including:

  •  How to attract customers who need more incentive to shop local
  •  How to change the perception that local costs more
  • The ‘showrooming’ phenomenon and how to combat it
  •  How to turn your personal, day-to-day commitment to your business—and your community—into an advantage
  • How to leverage partnerships and cross-promotion with other local businesses

This event will be held on Wednesday, September 18 at The HUB Seattle, 220 2nd Ave S. from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

For more information and to register, click here.

On Wednesday, September 25, Seattle Good Business Network will be hosting Invest Locally: A Community Workshop with Michael Shuman. This workshop will help to educate, connect, and spark dialogue around the emerging field of community capital.

Spend a day learning about the local investment revolution from one the nation’s foremost authorizes in the subject. Whether you are an entrepreneur, consumer, policy maker, or student, you will never think about our local economy the same way. Michael Shuman, one of the nation’s foremost experts on local economics and local investment, will teach how you can help shift investment into our local economy.

This event will be held on Wednesday, September 25 at the HUB Seattle, 220 2nd Ave S. from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

For more information and to register, click here.

“Job Sector Survey” calls for input from King County employers

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Take the survey! The first-ever “Job Sector Survey” aims to collect measurable data about the sentiments, challenges and aspirations of as many King County employers as possible.

Your response will help inform business leaders, elected officials, policy makers and key community stakeholders as they make decisions that could impact businesses.   Results will be broken down by industry sector, geographic area and company size. This will form a data-rich illustration to guide elected officials, policymakers and community leaders when making decisions that impact local economy.

Partners working on the project include local and regional business organizations, as well as the Prosperity Partnership, King County, Seattle’s Office of Economic Development, the Washington Research Council and enterpriseSeattle.

For more information about the Job Sector Surveys project, please contact George Allen at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce at (206) 389-7268.

View more information about this survey at the It’s Time for Business website.