Greetings from the Community & Economic Development Department: As one of the City of Tacoma's trusted community partners, we would like to share information about two new technical assistance opportunities for Tacoma's small and micro businesses. Please share this information with your networks, clients, and/or peers where relevant. As part of ongoing efforts to build upon the existing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tacoma, the City of Tacoma's Community and Economic Development Department is leveraging Washington State Department of Commerce's Small Business Innovation Fund (SBIF) dollars to partner with two organizations specializing in technical assistance for small and micro businesses. From March 2023 - May 2023, Devland and Kay Tita will use one-time SBIF funding provided by the City of Tacoma to roll out two new programs focusing on direct intermediate to advanced-level technical assistance for small and micro-businesses in the areas of financial and digital literacy and readiness: [cid:919a2a32-dfc2-4e5c-aaa3-e66b306d6f28]<https://www.devland.us/> Devland "GROW" Program<https://www.devland.us/>: The GROW program is targeting micro enterprises looking to advance their businesses through lean and efficient operations. Participants will gain support generating key finance and business plan documents along with digital marketing and content creation support from Devland's content builder team. This approach is offered with workshops but focused on real-time engagement helping micro-entrepreneurs hit key milestones. Applications are now open, apply directly to the GROW program here. <https://it5nyt5a4d0.typeform.com/GROWTacoma?typeform-source=makeittacoma.com> [cid:725d2a3f-eddb-48af-8c73-5963e1910eec]<https://www.kaytita.org/> Kay Tita Digital Sales Access Program (DSAP) Kay Tita will serve up to 65 Tacoma-based businesses with training that will help business owners grow their operations by providing them with a free POS system and training to increase their e-commerce capacity, social media marketing, digital literacy, and financial awareness. Applications for the DSAP will open on February 27th. For eligibility requirements and updates, please visit Kay Tita's website<https://www.kaytita.org/>. For more information about all of the technical assistance programs available please visit Makeittacoma.com<https://makeittacoma.com/business-resources/city-of-tacoma-technical-assistance-info/>. Have questions? Contact Dierdre Patterson, Business Financing Program Manager, by email at dpatterson3@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:dpatterson3@cityoftacoma.org> and by phone at 253.591.5621.