The Business and Economic Development Center has developed a highly effective model for growing small businesses through consulting offered by UW Foster School of Business students and business executives. The Business Assistance Program has evolved in the Seattle area and has been replicated by colleges and universities throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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Businesses selected to participate receive accounting and financial management assistance, pro bono legal and risk management advice, mentoring from business executives, and access to cutting-edge business management techniques. Review our business selection criteria and program timeline.

Consulting partners
Partnerships with the King County Bar Association, the Seattle Rotary Club, Foster School of Business alumni and leading corporations enhance the more than 500 hours of consulting work provided to each client by students. Consulting services include developing marketing strategies, building company Web sites and databases, completing financial analyses, developing human resource management systems, and improving operational infrastructures.