EDC and WSBDC offer Financial Discipline workshop

Submitted by The San Juan County Economic Development Council.

The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) has partnered with the Washington Small Business Development Center (WSBDC) to offer a free workshop on financial discipline on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. The workshop will introduce small business owners to a system that can be used for financial success.

This workshop will be led by Steve Burke, Western Regional Manager with the WSBDC and Certified Business Advisor. The workshop will focus on helping small businesses to improve their finance management skills while minimizing the time they devote to it.

The workshop will cover the following topics, and attendees are encouraged to bring their questions regarding financial discipline in business management.

• Facts about small businesses and their owners

• Causes of small business failure

• Important keys to success

• Financial statement analysis

• A financial discipline system

• Cash flow forecasting

• Money monitoring and tools

Details: The workshop will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Advance registration is required; please register through the following link: https://bit.ly/3G5yhWT.

The EDC thanks the WA Department of Commerce, San Juan County, the Town of Friday Harbor, the Port of Friday Harbor, and the Port of Lopez for their support of EDC’s business recovery and startup programs.

The Economic Development Council of San Juan County (EDC) 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.