About

Our Center

Your Western Washington University Small Business Development Center: National, regional and state-wide resources, delivered locally – confidentially.

The WWU Small Business Development Center provides tools, training, and resources to help small businesses grow and succeed. Our team of certified business advisors brings a wealth of knowledge and experience directly to the Whatcom County community through no-cost, fully confidential one-on-one advising.

National

Nationally, Western works with the US Small Business Administration, or SBA, where we get a portion of the funding we need to deliver these services to you. We work closely with the Region X office of the SBA out of Seattle to bring the latest updates on SBA programs to the communities we serve.

Western is also a member of America’s Small Business Development Centers or ASBDC. This relationship gives access to SBDCnet, a national business research resource providing invaluable and insightful data for our business communities.

State-Wide

As a member in good standing of the Washington Small Business Development Center Network, we connect our clients with subject matter experts across the state for in-depth advising on diverse topics like exporting, technology commercialization and craft distilling.

Your Western SBDC team also works closely with State agencies like Labor and Industries, Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue to help local businesses get the answers they need for program participation and compliance.

Local

Here at home, Western partners with city, county, and port authority leaders, local business organizations and advocacy associations to maintain a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem.  

For nearly four decades, our most important relationship is with you, our clients. Your Western SBDC takes great pride in our close relationships with you, our business advising clients. Not a client yet? Please continue to explore our website – we can’t wait to meet you!