Business Resource Center

The Business Resource Center is Thurston County's greatest resource for small business. BRC exists to support small business with services and resources that may just speed your to your first success - or your next success.

No matter what you and your business need, if you use the center's resources you'll expedite your business learning, planning, and likely will grow your business sooner and faster, and more sucessfully. For a start, you may want to take advantage of the BRC's experience-proven advice to help with turning your business idea into a reality, or expanding your existing business.

If you want more than advice, you'll find the BRC offers everything from business literature and forms, to counseling, training and workshops, as well as business models, and leads for financial assistance. It even has a special program on contracting with local state and federal governments.

By using these proven resources you'll have an advantage in implementing your business pursuits.

Thurston County Economic Development Council

25 years ago community leaders joined around a single collaborative vision - to diversify our economy. The Economic Development Council (EDC) that sprang from this union still operates by the same basic tenants and values: to be the voice of business in creating and sustaining a healthy community; to be strong and bold; not weak and reckless; and to be a vital part of the economy that benefits from the EDC's efforts.

Today, just over 25 years later, the EDC is proud to still reflect that community leadership and spirit, and we honor those who set this valuable organization in motion and the leadership who maintain those efforts today.

The Economic Development Team specializes in identifying opportunity and applying effort that results in creating a vibrant and vital economy. They connect with local businesses with experts and resources that help them remain competative. They create and deliver strategic messages that attract new investment to our community. They work with community partners to enhance our collective prosperity and encourage our economic future. They participate regionally to ensure that Thurston County plays an appropriate role on the regional economic stage.