Small Business Resiliency Assistance
Culturally and linguistically relevant assistance for business owners affected by COVID
The effects of COVID-19 have negatively affected all Washingtonians, but Washington’s small businesses, especially those from marginalized communities, have been hit especially hard.
Commerce strongly supports an equitable recovery for all Washingtonians. We are investing in and partnering with organizations that can provide assistance.
These trusted messengers are available to help you:
- Find and apply for resources, whether you are open or closed
- Access translation assistance
- Navigate local, state and federal resources
- Plan for recovery and safe re-opening
- Retain and support your workforce
- Strengthen your community through mentorship, education and training
Additional Support
The Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a network of expert business advisors working in communities across the state to help small business owners start, grow and rebuild their businesses through no-cost, confidential, one-on-one consulting and advising. The SBDC is sponsored by Washington State University and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
More Information:
Email: washington@wsbdc.org
Phone: (833) 492-7232
Partnering Organizations
| Name of Organization | Primary Community Served | Service Area | For assistance, contact: |
| African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest (ACCPNW) | African Immigrant and Refugee (Services also available in Amharic, Kiswahili, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya) |
King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane & Yakima Counties | nj.gishuru@gmail.com 206-779-0674 |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) | Asian Pacific (Services also available in Cambodian, Chamorro, Chinese, Fijian, Ilocano, Japanese, Korean, Laos, Marshallese, Samoa, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Thailand, Tongan, Vietnamese) |
King & Pierce Counties and State-wide |
faalua@comcast.net 253-383-3900 or 253-590-7457 |
| Federal Way Black Collective | Black or African American and People of Color | Federal Way, Kent | fwblackcollective@gmail.com 253-294-3532 |
| Filipino Community of Seattle | Filipino, Cambodian (Services also available in Khmer, Tagalog, Hmong) |
King, Pierce, & Yakima Counties | info@filcommsea.org 206-722-9372 |
| Friends of Little Saigon – Seattle | Vietnamese (Services also available in Vietnamese) |
King County (Little Saigon, Rainier Valley, White Center) |
info@flsseattle.org 253-245-9341 |
| GSBA | LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Allies | King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston, Pierce, & Walla Walla Counties | BizTech@theGSBA.org 206-363-9188 |
| Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber | Latinx (Services also available in Spanish) |
Clark County | info@hmccoregon.com 360-450-9044 |
| India Association of Western Washington (IAWW) | Indian, South Asian (Services also available in Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu) |
King County (Bothell, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Belleview, Sammamish) |
executivedirector@iaww.org 425-829-5544 |
| Inland Northwest Business Alliance Chamber | LGBTQ+ | Adams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman & Yakima Counties |
inba@inbachamber.org 509-402-4622 |
| Latino Community Fund of WA | Latinx (Services also available in Spanish) |
East & West Wenatchee, Yakima County | micaela@latinocommunityfund.org 509-902-9496 |
| Multi-Ethnic Business Association (AHANA-MEBA) | Black or African American, Chinese, Latinx, Multi-Ethnic, Vietnamese (Services also available in Arabic, Bantu, French, Hausa, Igbo, Iranian, Kikuyu, Luo, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Twi, Yoruba) |
Spokane County | bencabildo@gmail.com 509-999-5365 |
| Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority | Chinese (Services also available in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese) |
Chinatown International District of King County | cidbizrelief@scidpda.org 206-838-8713 |
| Seattle-Washington State Korean Association | Korean (Services also available in Korean) |
Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish & Spokane Counties | koassn@gmail.com 253-312-8115 |
| Sister Sky, Inc. | American Indian and Alaska Native | Statewide | deejai@sisterskyinc.com 509-315-9808 |
| Spokane Independent Metro Alliance (SIMBA) | Micro Enterprise, Independent Businesses (Services also available in Spanish, Russian & American Sign Language) |
Central & Eastern Washington | info@spokaneindependent.org 509-710-6052 |
| Tabor 100 | African American and community at large | King County | staff@tabor100.org 425-528-0110 |
| Tacoma Urban League | Black or African & People of Color | Pierce County | Maamideede@thetacomaurbanleague.org 253-383-2007 |
| Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Latinx (Services also available in Spanish) |
Benton, Franklin, Adams, Grant & Walla Walla Counties | info@tchispanicchamber.com 509-542-0933 |
| Ventures | Latinx (Services also available in Spanish) |
King County | info@venturesnonprofit.org 206-352-1945 |
English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Dutch
French
German
Hmong
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Lao
Norwegian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Thai
Vietnamese