StartUp Spokane

The Great Startup Bakeoff is THIS WEEKEND! Support young entrepreneurs as they sell their baked goods at the Great Startup Baked Goods Market on Sunday, December 8 from 12-3pm at Central Library! Your dollars help decide the winner!

Support young entrepreneurs as they sell their baked goods at the Great Startup Baked Goods Market on Sunday, December 8 from 12-3pm at Central Library! This market is the culmination of a weekend-long competition, and your dollars help decide the winner!

Get ready for a double feature at Shadle Park Library TOMORROW Nov 19! Start your learning at 4pm with "Unlocking the Future: Harnessing AI Tools for Business" and stay for our 5:30pm talk with Mark Pond all about how to "Get Your Marketing Right" with StartUp Spokane.

Want to turn your organic social media efforts into consistent leads? Join The Woodshop for their monthly ShopTalk! This month, we’ll explore how to define your audience, create content that converts, and crack the algorithm code. thewoodshopnw.com/shop-talk/

Join us this Friday morning, Nov 8 at 7:30am, for Business Brew, a conversation with Josh King from and Kitara Johnson, a national diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker and trainer for the military, state agencies, schools, businesses, hospitals, and municipal organizations.

Global Entrepreneurship Month brings together business leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and innovators to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and bring ideas to life. go.spokanelibrary.org/entrepreneur

Sign up online to join a four-part course through SBDC of Washington that will help you quickly test the feasibility of your business idea! The course is Nov 5, 7, 12, and 14 from 4-6pm PST. Learn more and sign up online! wsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/99272504

Foundation Directory and GuideStar are now available at ANY @spokanelibrary or @SpCoLibraryDist location! Foundation Directory allows you to search for the foundations most likely to give you grants and GuideStar is a research tool with the most up-to-date nonprofit data.

Want to improve your Instagram presence? Learn how to audit your profile, create compelling content, and measure your success at this upcoming ShopTalk with The Woodshop at Central Library on Thursday, October 24 at 4pm.

Two weeks from this very moment, you could be hanging out with fellow like-minded entrepreneurs enjoying a delicious beverage kicking off the beginning of Global Entrepreneurship Month! In fact, go ahead and put that on your calendar right now. 4-6pm at Whistlepunk Brewing!

BizFair is THIS SATURDAY at The Hive® from 8:30am-2pm. Don't miss one of the best opportunities of the year to learn about free resources and technical assistance, attend educational seminars, and meet a variety of representatives! go.spokanelibrary.org/bizfair

Attend BizFair to discover free resources & technical assistance for starting/expanding your business. Enjoy insightful seminars led by industry experts. Connect with representatives from state/ federal agencies & more. We'll see you 9/14 from 8:30am-2pm! go.spokanelibrary.org/bizfair

Spokane Falls Boulevard will be closed between Lincoln and Monroe Friday 8/23 at 8pm through Sunday 8/25 for the Tacos y Tequila festival! As a result, the Central Library parking garage will be closed to the public. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding!

Interested in learning more about the FREE library resources available to help you launch and grow your business? Join us on July 30 at 10am for a free online workshop with Talent Solutions featuring our very own Mark Pond! Register online to attend: go.spokanelibrary.org/businessevent

Throwback to the first-ever Great Startup Bakeoff earlier this month! We had an excellent group of students who brainstormed, baked, and marketed their products to friends, family, and library visitors!

Support young entrepreneurs at Spokane's Children's Business Fair, BizFest, on Saturday, June 8th at 10am at The Hive®! Learn more online! childrensbusinessfair.org/spokane-wa.

Exciting news! We just launched our Community Business Calendar! From workshops to networking, find all the must-attend events in Spokane in one place.startupspokane.com/events/

NEXT TUESDAY! Tailored for food truck owners and entrepreneurs, you'll explore regulatory requirements, optimize compliance, and elevate your business. We look forward to seeing you at Shadle Park Library! Register to attend this free workshop. go.spokanelibrary.org/SIMBA

Join @downtownspokane on May 16 at 3pm for another installment of its Downtown Dialogue series: “The State of Downtown Housing” with a panel discussion moderated by Linn Parish of the @spokanejofb downtownspokane.org/event/downtown…

Join us this Thursday at 7:30am at The Hive® for the next Business Brew conversation with Brooke Kiener! We'll delve into what shapes us as leaders and how that emerges in our day-to-day leadership. Register online. eventbrite.com/e/business-bre…