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We offer assistance to individuals in the following ways:

  • Training to build skills and confidence: Upcoming classes
  • Technical assistance and support
  • Peer support from learning circles
  • Assistance in obtaining start-up funds
  • Each Participant will:
  • Pay a fee*
  • Attend classes and complete homework
  • Develop and write a business plan
  • Receive technical assistance
  • Learn practical business skills
  • Present his or her business at the Business Showcase (formally known as Community Graduation)
  • *Scholarships are available for our classes; no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
"Enterprise for Equity provided me with the support I needed to find a way to fit into the work force. My ideas and organization skills were recognized as strengths and the interactions with others broke up the routine pattern of isolation I sometimes get in.

"I have had struggles with DSHS about self-employment as a viable option for getting off welfare, but many of the skills I learned in class gave me the resource base necessary to demonstrate my busines could successfully meet requirements for getting my family off welfare."

- Enterprise for Equity Graduate WSMA MemberNWEBG Member

Our training is available to:

  • Participants with income under $20,036 for a single person or $40,793 for a family of four (2010 values), TANF recipients, GA recipients, and Veterans Administration beneficiaries. Many low-income working individuals and families qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, which you can find out more about on our Whom We Serve page.

Call the office at (360) 704-3375, or email our office manager or Beth if you have any questions about eligibility.

Enterprise for Equity
PO Box 1291, Olympia, WA 98507
(360) 704-3375
office@enterpriseforequity.org