Improving Business English
The following Community Colleges offer English as a Second Language (ESL) non credit classes to immigrants, refugees and non-English speaking United States citizens for little to no cost:
Seattle Public Library
The Seattle Public Library offers ESL classes, computer classes, citizenship and immigration information and ESL tools.
Valerie Wonder
Central Library
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 386-4636
Refugee and Immigrant Business Programs
JumpStart Fund
The JumpStart Fund is the only microenterprise development organization (MDO) in Seattle that provides micro-loans and training exclusively for refugees and other immigrant newcomers interested in starting, strengthening or expanding their micro-business.
1610 S. King St.
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206) 323-3152
http://www.jumpstartfund.org
Calendar of Events
Puget Sound Business Innovation Center
The PSIBC was created to assist Immigrant and Refugee small-scale businesses often located in low-income, urban neighborhoods so that they can make an impact in strengthening the sense of community. The PSIBC provides Technical Assistance, Financial Literacy, and Business Coaching.
Lisa Schumann
Felix Ngoussou
8438 South 117th Place
Seattle, WA 98178
Phone: 206-753-8966
http://www.psbic.com
Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA)
The Vocational Training program at ReWA provides information on starting a daycare, nursing home, home care, hospitality, customer service, maintenance or custodial business.
4008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: (206) 721-5290 (Eriko Mori)
Phone: (206) 721-5298 (Kristen Moss)
http://www.rewa.org
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
The Contractor Development and Competitiveness Center at the Urban League helps minority, women, disadvantaged, and emerging small construction firms in becoming more competitive by developing or improving their business operations skills and by providing access to contracts with private and public owners; developers; and prime contractors.
105 14th Avenue
Seattle WA, 98122
Phone: (206) 461-3792
http://www.urbanleague.org
Washington CASH
Washington CASH has a Community Based Business Training (CBBT) with classes: Somali, Amharic, and Spanish. The CBBT program's first class is dedicated to how to conduct business in the U.S. Please see their calendar for upcoming classes.
2100 24th Ave S, Suite 380
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206) 352-1945
http://www.washingtoncash.org
Calendar of Events
Other Refugee, Immigrant and Newcomer Programs
The following programs may not offer specific business programs, but they provide other assistance to newcomers who are starting businesses. Some of them also occasionally offer small business workshops.
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S
Seattle, WA 98144
http://www.acrs.org/
Phone: (206) 695-7600
Eastside Multi-Ethnic Center
1811 - 156th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98007
Phone: (425) 643-2221
Ethiopian Community Mutual Association
2111 East Union Street
Seattle, WA 98122
http://www.ecmaseattle.org
Phone: (206) 325-0304
Refugee Federation Service Center
Ngy Hul
7101 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, Suite 214
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: (206) 725-9181
Southern Sudanese Community Services (SSCS)
510 2nd Ave. W
Seattle, WA 98119
http://sscw.org
Phone: (206) 283-9191 or info@sscw.org.
Somali Community Services Coalition (SCSC)
Ahmed Jama
7101 MLK Jr. Way South # 203
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 722-6473
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