Region: Online

Thinking of starting a business? This (online) live session is a crash course in business basics: where to start, what to know, and what to be thinking about when starting a new business. We will discuss the differences between entity types, how to register your entity, business licenses, EINs, setting up a business bank account, financing, business planning, resources, Q&A and more!

➡️ Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 | 12-1pm | FREE

Taught by our Accounting Advising Team, this is a great first step if you aren’t sure where to start when it comes to small business bookkeeping, or need to revisit the basics. We will include a demonstration of Wave (A free/low cost bookkeeping system, an alternative to QuickBooks)

***OWBC Members can take this workshop for just $5 with code. To become a member, visit livelihoodnw.org/owbc. Membership is free and open to all***

➡️Monday, April 6th, 2026 | 4-6pm | $59

Ready to get started with Wave? (Wave is a free/low cost bookkeeping system, an alternative to QuickBooks.) In this workshop we will cover creating a Wave account, customizing your chart of accounts, linking to a business bank account, manually adding or importing transactions, categorizing income and expenses, basic invoicing, reconciling a bank statement, and running reports.

***OWBC Members get it for $5 with code. To become a member, visit livelihoodnw.org/owbc. Membership is free and open to all***

➡️ Monday, April 20th, 2026 | 4-6pm | $59