Business Development Agencies

Located at 986 So. Main Street, Suite A, in Colville, TEDD helps with Technical business assistance, Business incubating, Demographic information, Grant information and assistance.  They also office The Rural Opportunities Loan Fund, available to 10 rural eastern Washington Counties.  Call Executive Director Leslie Jones or Stevens County Economic Development Specialist Staci Hanlin at 509-684-4571 Ext. 110, 1-800-776-7318, or go to their website at www.teddonline.com

 

BBB serving Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Montana

Public Education and Consumer Awareness

152 S. Jefferson, Ste. 200, Spokane, WA  99201-4524. 

Public Information Line for Inquiries, Reports & Complaints to info@spokane.bbb.org

Phone:  509-455-4200

Toll Free:  509-356-1007

Fax:  509-838-1079

 

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) provides business counseling to startup entrepreneurs, growing businesses and those firms needing help in this poor economy.  The local SCORE business counselor (Scott Douglas) can be reached by calling the Tri County Economic Development District office (684-4571) or e-mailing Scott at scorenewa@gmail.com.  Business counseling is done on an appointment basis and is done at no charge.

 

Washington leads the nation in the rates of new business creation and business failures. It has been shown that professional guidance makes a critical difference in a new businesses ability to prosper and grow.