The Mason County Economic Development Council provides training and support for entrepreneurs who are interested in:

Starting a Business

Growing and Expanding Their Current Business

Connecting with Other Local Entrepreneurs

Developing and Innovating New Products and Services 

Business Enterprise Startup Training or BEST is provided to new Mason County entrepreneurs in partnership with the Thurston Economic Development Council Center for Business & Innovation.

BEST consists of five online on demand courses that teach new entrepreneurs how to write a business plan, structure and license their business, start branding and marketing their business, protect their intellectual property and gain basic accounting knowledge for their business.

After filling out the scholarship application you will be contacted by the Thurston EDC’s Center for Business & Innovation Training and Resource coordinator who will provide access to the courses along with no cost access to business plan writing software. For any questions please email [email protected].