Center for Business & Innovation

The City of Olympia supports entrepreneurs through their Business Resiliency Project by providing scholarships and funding for the following programs:

Quick Startup: A online e-commerce training program for women-owned businesses.

Business Enterprise Startup Training: Online courses developed to help new entrepreneurs write a business plan, understand how to brand and market their startup, understand how to structure and license their startup and do basic accounting.

Business TuneUp: Trainings for growth stage businesses interested in taking the next step to success.


Individuals that own businesses or are starting businesses in the City of Olympia are eligible to apply for these grants and scholarships. Click the Get Started Button to apply. Please call 360-754-6320 or email office@thurstonedc.com with any questions.

City of Olympia Business Growth and Startup Support

For more information:

Please call 1-888-821-6652 or email office@thurstonedc.com for application instructions.